Lausanne-based inait and Microsoft are teaming up to accelerate the development and commercialisation of the deeptech’s innovative AI technology, using its unique Digital Brain AI platform. The collaboration will focus on joint product development, go-to-market strategies, and co-selling initiatives, initially targeting the finance and robotics sectors.
Born from decades of neuroscience research, inait’s AI technology offers a paradigm shift in artificial intelligence. Its ‘brain programming language’ and ability to learn from experience and understand cause and effect delivers cognitive capabilities for real-world interactions towards adaptive general intelligence, overcoming the limitations of current AI systems.
The AI start-up is now partnering with Microsoft to accelerate its innovative technology. The focus of the collaboration with the global technology company will focus on joint product development, go-to-market strategies, and co-selling initiatives, initially targeting the financial and robotics sectors.
“This collaboration with Microsoft marks a pivotal moment for inait,” said Henry Markram, founder and chairman of inait. “After two decades of R&D we now have digital brain replicas and the know-how to teach them to perform AI. Microsoft’s global ecosystem is ideal to globally scale our disruptive digital brain-based AI.”
The collaboration will leverage Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and its global reach to accelerate the deployment of inait’s AI solutions. In the financial sector, the focus will be on delivering advanced trading algorithms, risk management tools, and personalised financial advice. In robotics, the AI start-up and Microsoft are focusing on developing smarter and more adaptable robots for industrial manufacturing that can operate in complex and dynamic environments.
“We believe that inait’s approach to AI has the potential to bring significant value to the industry,” said Catrin Hinkel, CEO of Microsoft Switzerland. “Their neuroscience-inspired technology is truly innovative, and we are pleased to collaborate with them to bring these advancements to market, starting with the fintech and robotics sectors where we see opportunities for immediate transformation.”
(press release / FR)
Picture: inait team; ZVG
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