Former DeepMind Researchers Bet on Visual AI With New Startup

Former Google DeepMind researcher Andrew Dai believes that the artificial intelligence models at big labs have the intelligence of a 3-year-old kid, at least when it comes to making sense of visual prompts.

So he’s co-founding a research startup to bring an adult into the proverbial room. The company, Elorian, is building AI that can better understand the imagery in the world around it. The breakthroughs could speed the deployment of AI in industries such as architecture, the automotive market and robotics, Dai said.

Elorian is emerging from stealth mode on Thursday with $55 million in funding and a $300 million valuation. The Palo Alto, ...