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His Start-Up’s Goal: A.I. That Is Trainable and Not Controlled by a Big Company
The New York Times • • business
Key Points:
- Igor Babuschkin, who left Elon Musk's AI start-up xAI a year ago, now advocates for decentralized control of artificial intelligence, emphasizing user ownership akin to personal computers or smartphones.
- Babuschkin's new company, River AI, aims to install AI systems directly in people's homes, enabling users to operate AI without external oversight, including from River AI itself.
- River AI has secured $1 billion in funding and plans to release its AI technologies as open-source software, allowing businesses, developers, and consumers to freely use and modify the technology.
- This approach challenges the current trend of AI dominance by a few large companies, promoting broader access and control over AI tools.
