Three Co-Founders Depart French AI Startup H Amid Operational Differences
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French AI startup H announced on Friday that three of its co-founders, Daan Wierstra, Karl Tuyls, and Julien Perolat, are leaving the company due to operational differences. The remaining co-founders, CEO Charles A. Kantor and CTO Laurent Sifre, will lead the company moving forward. The departure of the co-founders comes before the release of H's product. H raised $220 million for its goal of developing artificial general intelligence. The company plans to release a series of models and products by the end of the year.French startup H announced on Friday (Aug. 23) that three of its co-founders, Daan Wierstra, Karl Tuyls, and Julien Perolat, would be leaving the company due to "operational differences. " H, which aims to build artificial general intelligence, will continue to be led by CEO Charles A. Kantor and CTO Laurent Sifre.
The company assured that despite the departures, it continues to have the support of its investors and strategic partners. Wierstra, Tuyls, and Perolat were part of the five co-founders of H, four of whom joined from Google DeepMind. The company plans to release a series of models and products before the year ends, as it remains committed to advancing the power of GenAI and pushing the boundaries of AI research and engineering.
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