Flapping Airplanes raises $180M to build brain-inspired, data-efficient AI
A new $180M AI lab is betting it can beat OpenAI's approach.
Deep Dive
New AI lab Flapping Airplanes has raised a massive $180 million seed round to pursue a radical alternative to current models. Founded by Ben and Asher Spector and Aidan Smith, the lab is focused on solving AI's "data efficiency problem." They aim to build models that learn more like the human brain, requiring far less data than today's LLMs, which could unlock new applications in robotics and scientific discovery.
Why It Matters
If successful, their approach could dramatically reduce AI training costs and unlock capabilities in data-scarce fields.