Top OpenAI, Google Brain researchers set off a $300M VC frenzy for their startup Periodic Labs | TechCrunch
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- Liam Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk left OpenAI to found Periodic Labs.
- Fedus was one of the researchers of the groundbreaking “GNoME” paper, a model training method for discovering new materials.
- The founders realized that even failed experiments would be valuable for their new startup because data is the lifeblood of AI.
- They believe that generative AI could turn the existing scientific motivation system on its head, which seeks success, not exploration, rewarded via paper publication and grants.
Periodic Labs, a new startup by one of OpenAIs most respected researchers, Liam Fedus, and his former Google Brain colleague, Ekin Dogus Cubuk, came out of stealth last month with an enormous $300 mi [+7728 chars]
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