General Intuition raises $320M to train AI agents using video game gameplay data
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Rebecca Bellan
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General Intuition, a startup co-founded by 31-year-old Pim de Witte, has raised $320 million (valuing it at $2.3 billion) to train AI agents using millions of hours of video gameplay. The company's approach uses action data from games like Fortnite to develop AI that can navigate both virtual and real-world environments, including controlling quadrupedal robots. The article explores how gameplay data could help AI develop something closer to human intuition, and features demonstrations of AI agents playing games continuously for 100+ hours and controlling physical robots.
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