Nvidia and Fei-Fei Li Back Generalist's $400M Funding Round for AI Robotics
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Summary
Generalist, an AI robotics startup founded this year by former DeepMind and Boston Dynamics experts, has raised a $400 million funding round backed by Nvidia and Fei-Fei Li, reaching a $2 billion valuation. The company aims to advance "physical" artificial general intelligence with a focus on scalable models and commercial applications, signaling growing momentum in the AI robotics sector.
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Generalist, founded this year by former DeepMind and Boston Dynamics experts, aims to advance 'physical' artificial general intelligence, focusing on scalable models and commercial applications.
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