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DeepMind founder David Silver raises $1.1B for AI that learns without human data

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Ineffable Intelligence, a new AI lab founded by former DeepMind researcher David Silver, has secured $1.1 billion in funding. The company aims to develop a "superlearner" that can acquire knowledge and skills autonomously through reinforcement learning, without relying on human-generated data. Silver, known for his work on AlphaZero, seeks to create an AI capable of discovering all intelligence from its own experience. The funding round was led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Google and Nvidia. AI

IMPACT This venture could pioneer a new paradigm in AI development, shifting focus from human data to autonomous learning.

RANK_REASON Significant funding round ($1.1B) for a new AI lab founded by a prominent researcher.

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. AI Business TIER_1 English(EN) · Graham Hope ·

    Record $1.1B Seed Funding for Reinforcement Learning Startup

    The vendor’s goal is achieving superintelligence.

  2. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Anna Heim ·

    DeepMind’s David Silver just raised $1.1B to build an AI that learns without human data

    Ineffable Intelligence, a British AI lab founded a mere few months ago by former DeepMind researcher David Silver, has raised $1.1 billion in funding at a valuation of $5.1 billion.

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Former DeepMind researcher David Silver has raised 1.1B USD in funding to build an AI that learns without human data. His new venture Ineffable Intelligence aim

    Former DeepMind researcher David Silver has raised 1.1B USD in funding to build an AI that learns without human data. His new venture Ineffable Intelligence aims to create a superlearner using reinforcement learning to discover knowledge autonomously. https:// techcrunch.com/2026…

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