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Gaming Data Fuels Next AI Leap
8 Jul
Summary
- General Intuition is a new AI startup.
- It focuses on gaming data for AI development.
- The company secured $320 million in funding.
A New York-based startup, General Intuition, is making significant strides in the pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI). The company posits that current large language models, while adept at text, fall short in understanding physical dynamics crucial for generalized intelligence.
General Intuition's strategy involves training world models on data derived from gaming. This approach aims to bridge the gap in AI's comprehension of how objects and entities move through space and time. The company, valued at $2.3 billion, recently secured $320 million in a funding round.
This latest investment saw participation from notable investors, including Coatue, Eric Schmidt, and researchers from MIT and Google DeepMind. General Intuition originated from the gaming platform Medal TV and is led by CEO Pim de Witte.
