Mirendil与谷歌云签署超1亿美元协议，推动自我改进AI研究
原标题：Exclusive: Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI
AI 摘要
AI实验室Mirendil与谷歌云签署了一项价值超过1亿美元的多年合作协议，以获得其自我改进AI研究所需的计算资源。该协议使Mirendil能够使用谷歌的TPU和英伟达GPU，以及托管训练集群。Mirendil的联合创始人兼CEO Benham Neyshabur表示，这笔交易约占该公司6月底种子轮融资的一半，该轮融资估值达10亿美元。Mirendil旨在开发递归自我改进AI，最终能承担整个前沿AI实验室的工作，并计划将其应用于医学、生物学和材料科学等领域。
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AI lab Mirendil has signed a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to source compute capacity for its self-improving AI research, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The deal mirrors two trends shaping the AI industry: cloud giants are courting startups with huge infrastructure commitments, and AI companies are snatching up as many compute deals as they can to secure access as they scale. The deal is worth upwards of $100 million, Mirendil’s co-founder and CEO, Benham Neyshabur, told TechCrun