An interview with ex-DeepMind scientist David Silver on his startup Ineffable, building an AI "super learner" using RL as an alternative path to LLMs, and more (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)
David Silver, a former DeepMind scientist, has launched a startup named Ineffable to develop an AI 'super learner.' The company aims to use reinforcement learning as an alternative approach to large language models. This initiative represents a distinct path in AI development that diverges from the current LLM paradigm.
- ▪David Silver is a former scientist at DeepMind who has started a new company called Ineffable.
- ▪The startup is focused on building an AI system described as a 'super learner.'
- ▪Ineffable utilizes reinforcement learning as a primary method for its AI development.
- ▪This approach is positioned as an alternative to the standard large language model architecture.
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