David Silver Secures $1.1B to Build AI That Learns Without Human Data

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Published: Apr 27, 2026 17:24
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Former DeepMind researcher David Silver has officially launched Ineffable Intelligence with a massive $1.1 billion funding round to pioneer next-generation AI models. By leveraging pure Reinforcement Learning, the lab aims to build a "superlearner" that discovers knowledge entirely through its own trial and error, entirely bypassing the need for human-generated training data. This incredibly ambitious approach could revolutionize the field, potentially unlocking new capabilities that surpass the limitations of current architectures.
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"Ineffable Intelligence hopes that its superlearner will discover all knowledge from its own experience."
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