News Summary

General Intuition, a startup spun out from the video game clip sharing platform Medal, has secured $134 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst, with participation from Raine. General Intuition is using a massive dataset of video game clips to train AI agents in spatial-temporal reasoning, which allows them to understand how objects and entities move through space and time. The startup’s unique dataset, sourced from 10 million active users generating 2 billion videos annually, offers a distinct advantage over platforms like Twitch or YouTube. General Intuition aims to apply its technology to gaming, as well as search and rescue drones, enhancing autonomous navigation in unfamiliar environments. The startup is focusing on creating AI that can interact with real-world environments, moving beyond traditional preprogrammed bots to develop non-player characters that can adapt to varying levels of difficulty. This innovative approach is seen as a step towards achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), addressing the limitations of large language models by incorporating spatial-temporal reasoning.