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AI Startup Flapping Airplanes Is In Talks To Raise Funding At A $5 Billion Valuation

Flapping Airplanes, an AI startup researching data-efficient model training, is in talks to raise funding at a $5 billion valuation, according to Forbes. The company aims to improve AI training methods using less data.

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AI Startup Flapping Airplanes Is In Talks To Raise Funding At A $5 Billion Valuation
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By Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes StaffSource:

Forbes InnovationThe data efficiency startup is researching a better way to train AI models using less data.

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