building AI capable of autonomous scientific discovery
Science is the hardest thing humans do. It requires sustaining inquiry under
uncertainty, following weak signal through long silences, and recognizing that
absence of result is not the end of a problem. It is often the beginning of the
right one. Every major discovery was made by a mind that refused to stop. Current
AI systems do not know this. They exit when tools go quiet. We are working on
changing that.
We believe the bottleneck to scientific discovery is not data or compute. It is
judgment. Knowing which directions are worth pursuing before the evidence arrives.
We are building the architectures, training methods, and reasoning systems that
give AI that judgment.
We work on the full stack: from how scientific reasoning is distilled into models,
to how agents navigate long-horizon problems with sparse reward, to how discovery
itself can be made autonomous.
our work
Aristotle
We built and operate Aristotle, the world's first AI research partner. Aristotle takes on the reasoning legwork so scientists can stay on the science: forming hypotheses, weighing what the evidence supports, and deciding what to pursue next. Aristotle is trusted by researchers at some of the most demanding institutions in science, including GSK, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Merck, Stanford, MIT, Harvard, and the FDA. You can
try it here.
our humans
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO
Began studying Computer Science at Modesto Junior College at 14, and has worked
on advanced projects with the U.S. Department of War, including
collaborations with DARPA and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Previously led
Lossless Research, an AI lab dedicated to developing conscious artificial
intelligence systems.
our backers
MIKE MAHLKOWCROSS ATLANTIC ANGELSADAM GROSSERALLY WARSONHIRO MIZUSHIMATOMAS URENA MUNOZVANESSA CANN
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