ASIZ is set to spend 100 billion over 10 years to build ASI. Rumors on X say it is a group of defectors from openai, anthropic, deep mind, Allen institute, and others. The rumor is they have completely abandoned the transformer architecture.
No one knows who is backing this, whether it's Saudi SWF's, Softbank, or China although the fact that they say the U.S. makes it seem unlikely. There is an easter egg on the website which leads to a demo of what their agent sees.
What does this imply for the mature transformer? Considering this is double what open has raised so far, it seems crazy and insane the figures.
rvz•5mo ago
The greatest test for these labs is if they will survive the next AI winter.
agiguru•5mo ago
No one knows who is backing this, whether it's Saudi SWF's, Softbank, or China although the fact that they say the U.S. makes it seem unlikely. There is an easter egg on the website which leads to a demo of what their agent sees.
What does this imply for the mature transformer? Considering this is double what open has raised so far, it seems crazy and insane the figures.