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Flourish raises $500 million to develop Cortex, a brain-inspired AI system designed to use less power than traditional LLMs

Jeff Bezos invested $100 million in the funding round.

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Flourish, which is building Cortex AI, a brain-like synthetic intelligence system that uses less power than LLMs, raised $500M, including $100M from Jeff Bezos (@stevenlevy / Wired)

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Josh Wolfe@wolfejosh

one of the greatest founders Lux ever partnered with

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We first partnered in CTRL-Labs where he built coveted non-invasive brain-machine interface to CONTROL computers that Meta aggressively sought + acquired

NOW recruiting INSANELY smart talent🤯

unveiling: FLOURISH.

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With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope. https://www.wired.com/story/jeff-bezos-is-funding-a-wild-hunt-for-the-brains-core-algorithm/?utm_brand=wired&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aud-dev

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With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope. https://www.wired.com/story/jeff-bezos-is-funding-a-wild-hunt-for-the-brains-core-algorithm/?utm_brand=wired&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aud-dev

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