Liam Fedus, OpenAI’s VP of analysis for post-training, is leaving the corporate to discovered a supplies science AI startup.
The Information initially reported Fedus’ plans. In a press release on X, Fedus confirmed the report and added a number of extra particulars.
“My undergrad was in physics and I’m eager to use this expertise there,” Fedus stated within the assertion. “Because AI for science is among the most strategically vital areas to OpenAI and attaining [artificial superintelligence], OpenAI is planning to spend money on and companion with my new firm.”
Fedus’ agency will compete with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and others within the nascent AI supplies science area. In 2023, DeepMind claimed that its AI system, Gnome, discovered crystals that might be used to make new supplies. More not too long ago, Microsoft unveiled a pair of materials-discovering AI instruments known as MatterGen and MatterSim.
Some consultants are skeptical that right now’s AI is able to actually novel scientific discoveries, nevertheless.
