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AI research lab NeoCognition lands $40M seed to build agents that learn like humans
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Investors are aggressively courting AI researchers to build startups that can make AI more reliable and efficient.
Key facts
- NeoCognition, a startup Su describes as a research lab developing self-learning AI agents, has emerged from stealth with $40 million in seed funding
- Yu Su, an Ohio State professor leading an AI agent lab, said he initially resisted the pressure from VCs to commercialize his work
- NeoCognition currently has about 15 employees, most whom hold PhDs
- Investors are aggressively courting AI researchers to build startups that can make AI more reliable and efficient
Summary
Yu Su, an Ohio State professor leading an AI agent lab, said he initially resisted the pressure from VCs to commercialize his work. NeoCognition, a startup Su describes as a research lab developing self-learning AI agents, has emerged from stealth with $40 million in seed funding. “Today’s agents are generalists,” Su (pictured right) told TechCrunch. Since agents are still so unreliable, they are not ready to be trusted, independent workers, Su told TechCrunch.