Google Unveils an AI Investment Fund. It's Betting on an App Store for Algorithms.
Google Unveils an AI Investment Fund. It's Betting on an App Store for Algorithms.
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
June 30, 20174m 19s
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Google just placed yet another bet on the idea that artificial intelligence will remake the world—and throw off wild profits. The company disclosed today that it has created a new venture fund dedicated to investing in AI and machine learning companies. The initiative's first public investment: lead investor in a $10.5 million funding round for Seattle startup Algorithmia, which has built a kind of app store for algorithms.
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