TLDR:
Three co-founders of French AI startup H are leaving the company due to operational differences. The company will now be led by CEO Charles A. Kantor and CTO Laurent Sifre. H is focused on building artificial general intelligence and plans to release new models and products by the end of the year.
French artificial intelligence (AI) startup H announced that co-founders Daan Wierstra, Karl Tuyls, and Julien Perolat are leaving the company due to “operational differences.” Following their departure, the company will be led by CEO Charles A. Kantor and Chief Technology Officer Laurent Sifre.
Before their exit, Wierstra, Tuyls, and Perolat were among the five co-founders of H, with all three joining the company from Alphabet’s AI lab, Google DeepMind. H, previously known as Holistic AI, raised $220 million for its goal of building artificial general intelligence, or AGI.
Despite the challenges, H remains committed to its vision of advancing AI capabilities globally. The company plans to release a series of models and products before the end of the year, with a team of almost 40 engineers and researchers dedicated to pushing the frontiers of AI research and engineering.