Chinese startup ShengShu raises $293 million to advance artificial general intelligence - Reuters
Chinese startup ShengShu raises $293 million to advance artificial general intelligence Reuters
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ShengShu Technology, a Chinese AI startup, has secured 2 billion yuan ($292.59 million) in funding led by Alibaba Cloud to develop a 'general world model' aimed at simulating human perception and interaction, marking a step toward artificial general intelligence in physical environments.
ShengShu Technology has raised 2 billion yuan ($292.59 million) in a funding round led by Alibaba Cloud, aiming to develop a 'general world model' that processes sensory information to simulate human perception and interaction, a step toward artificial general intelligence in physical environments.
Alibaba's $290 million investment in ShengShu's 'general world model' development indicates a strategic shift in AI investment, moving beyond language models to systems capable of understanding spatial relationships and physics, essential for robotics applications.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s cloud division led a 2 billion yuan ($293 million) funding round for ShengShu Technology, bolstering the war chest of a young contender in China's crowded AI video contest.
ShengShu Technology, a Chinese AI startup, has secured 2 billion yuan ($292.59 million) in funding led by Alibaba Cloud to develop a 'general world model' simulating human perception and interaction, marking a step toward artificial general intelligence in physical environments.
ShengShu Technology has raised 2 billion yuan ($292.59 million) in a funding round led by Alibaba Cloud, aiming to develop a 'general world model' that processes sensory information to simulate human perception and interaction, a step toward artificial general intelligence in physical environments.
ShengShu Technology has secured $293 million to develop artificial general intelligence. The funding, led by Alibaba Cloud, will advance a 'general world model' simulating human perception and interaction for AI in physical environments. The startup, founded in 2023, previously launched the video generation model Vidu and has expanded into robotics applications.
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