🤖 OpenAI and Figure AI: Advancing AI for Human-like Robots

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OpenAI, a renowned artificial intelligence research lab, has recently announced a collaboration with Figure AI, a startup focused on building humanoid robots. This partnership aims to develop next-generation AI models for humanoid robots.

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About Figure AI

Figure AI is a startup that aims to build humanoid robots capable of performing dangerous and undesirable jobs. Despite being less than two years old, Figure AI has managed to attract influential tech industry backers to support its vision of shipping billions of human-like robots to the world’s workplaces and homes.


The Collaboration

The collaboration between OpenAI and Figure AI will combine OpenAI’s research with Figure’s deep understanding of both hardware and software in robotics. OpenAI will be building specialized AI models for Figure’s humanoid robots, likely based on OpenAI’s existing technology such as GPT language models.


Latest Developments

Figure AI has recently raised $675 million in the second round of funding, taking its total valuation to $2.6 billion. This investment is expected to accelerate the company’s deployment of its humanoid robot for commercial purposes. Figure AI is also teaming up with Microsoft Azure for all their AI infrastructure needs.


The Impact

This partnership could open up new possibilities for how robots can help in everyday life. If successful, these robots could address workforce challenges and perform tasks that humans are not willing to do.


Conclusion

The collaboration between OpenAI and Figure AI represents a significant step forward in the field of AI and robotics. With the backing of influential figures within the technology sector, this partnership could potentially revolutionize the industry and bring us closer to a future where humanoid robots are a common sight in our daily lives.



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