Inflection AI made an official announcement today about securing $1.3 billion in a recent funding round. The funding was primarily led by Microsoft, Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, and included participation from new investor NVIDIA. With this latest injection of capital, the company’s total funding now amounts to $1.525 billion.
The newly acquired funds will provide crucial support for Inflection AI as they continue their ongoing efforts to develop and design their inaugural product, which was introduced in May. This groundbreaking AI, called Pi, is specifically crafted to serve as a compassionate and helpful companion. It engages in text and voice conversations, providing friendly guidance and delivering concise, natural-sounding information in a smooth and effortless manner.
“Personal AI is going to be the most transformational tool of our lifetimes. This is truly an inflection point. We’re excited to collaborate with NVIDIA, Microsoft, and CoreWeave as well as Eric, Bill and many others to bring this vision to life,” said Mustafa Suleyman, CEO and co-founder of Inflection AI.
The utilization of a cluster comprising 22,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs is an extraordinary feat, providing crucial support for training and implementing a new breed of large-scale AI models. Collectively, this cluster generates an astonishing 22 exaFLOPS when operating in 16-bit precision mode, and potentially even higher when employing lower precision. Based on our analysis, if our cluster were to participate in the recent TOP500 list of supercomputers, it would secure an impressive second place, nearing the pinnacle, despite its optimization for AI applications rather than scientific ones. The deployment of this cluster is currently in progress, and we have already confirmed its outstanding performance through the recent MLPerf benchmark.
“We’re proud to support Inflection AI as they pursue their vision for more trusted and personal AI experiences,” said Kevin Scott, CTO and EVP AI, Microsoft. “It is an exciting time, and ambitious AI companies like Inflection AI are pioneering the industry with transformative products that are accessible, easy to use, and show the many possibilities of AI.”
Pi, the Innovative Personal AI for Unleashing Self-expression
Pi was meticulously designed to offer individuals a fresh avenue for self-expression, enabling them to freely share their curiosities, delve into new concepts, and embrace a dependable personal AI experience.
Powered by cutting-edge proprietary AI technology developed in-house, Pi is an embodiment of “personal intelligence.” Its primary mission is to furnish limitless knowledge tailored to an individual’s distinct interests and requirements. Serving as a trusted teacher, coach, confidante, creative collaborator, and reliable sounding board, Pi evolves constantly with regular feature enhancements and refinements.
Pi offers seamless conversational interactions to individuals across multiple platforms, ensuring uninterrupted communication regardless of their location or time. As a freely accessible AI companion, Pi can be conveniently accessed on the following platforms:
- Web: talk with Pi at pi.ai.
- Mobile: download Pi, your personal AI for iPhone or iPad.
- WhatsApp and SMS: add +1 (314) 333-1111 to your contacts to message Pi.
- Instagram: follow @heypi.ai and click here to send Pi a DM.
- Facebook Messenger: click here to get in touch with Pi.
Inflection AI: Pioneers in Personal AI
Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Inflection AI is an esteemed ‘AI Studio’ with a core focus on crafting personalized AI companions. Established in early 2022, the company was founded by Mustafa Suleyman, Karén Simonyan, and Reid Hoffman. Inflection AI is driven by a profound mission to democratize access to personal AI technology, ensuring it reaches every individual worldwide.
As a Public Benefit Corporation, the company operates with the intention of creating a positive impact on society. At the forefront of Inflection AI are industry-leading AI experts, hailing from prestigious backgrounds at DeepMind, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, among others.
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