Former Cohere VP Sara Hooker just raised $50M at a $1B valuation for Adaption Labs, betting against...
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Former Cohere VP Sara Hooker just raised $50M at a $1B valuation for Adaption Labs, betting against the AI industry's 'bigger is better' paradigm. Her team is pioneering gradient-free learning that enables models to adapt in real-time without expensive retraining—potentially cutting enterprise AI costs dramatically. With investors like Emergence Capital and Mozilla Ventures backing this approach, we're witnessing a pivotal shift from scaling-centered AI to efficiency-centered architecture. This could eliminate prompt engineering and make continuous learning commercially viable.
