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Conjecture's mission is to make sure future AI systems are interpretable, controllable, and produce good outcomes.
According to the founders of Conjecture, the speed at which AI is progressing means that even many experts in the field lack a fundamental understanding of its internal mechanics. Thus, there’s potentially a huge risk should it go beyond our control.
The company conducts R&D to make sure that this is avoided, by ensuring that current AI models are controllable and transparent. While this safety-oriented research is Conjecture’s primary focus, it’s also developing a number of B2B AI products itself. This balance of being for-profit yet for the common good is an interesting dynamic, but Conjecture maintains that being profit-driven will ensure plenty of cash flow to allow deeper research.
The fact that Conjecture was quick to gain VC investment, in the same year as its launch, suggests that this was a shrewd business decision. As the spotlight on AI grows, there is real potential for Conjecture as it looks to expand swiftly and make a big impact on the ever-changing AI ecosystem.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Oct 2022
$10m
SEED
Feb 2022
$10m
SEED
Connor Leahy
(CEO)Former Machine Learning Engineer and Researcher at AI research and application company Aleph Alpha. Is also the Co-founder of EleutherAI, a collective of open source-oriented AI researchers.