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DeepMind’s David Silver raises $1.1B for AI that learns without human data

April 27, 2026

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DeepMind’s David Silver raises $1.1B for AI that learns without human data

Ineffable Intelligence, a new British AI lab founded by former DeepMind researcher David Silver, has raised $1.1 billion at a $5.1 billion valuation to build a "superlearner" AI using reinforcement learning. The company aims to replicate the success of DeepMind's AlphaZero,which mastered games th...

Sequoia and Nvidia Back AI Startup at $5.1B Valuation

David Silver left Google DeepMind to found Ineffable Intelligence, an AI startup with no product, revenue, or roadmap, yet secured backing from Sequoia Capital and Nvidia at a $5.1 billion valuation based on his track record. Ineffable Intelligence's thesis challenges the LLM paradigm, arguing th...

Google DeepMind Staff Votes to Unionize Over Military AI Contracts

Google DeepMind employees in London have voted to unionize, seeking formal recognition of the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union to enforce ethical boundaries on AI, driven by concerns over the company’s growing involvement in military AI contracts with the US and Israeli defense sec...