# HeyDonto launches DFT Labs to pursue physics-based machine learning capabilities > Source: > Published: 2026-07-28 13:00:32+00:00 # HeyDonto launches DFT Labs to pursue physics-based machine learning capabilities [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com) [Artificial intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence) startup HeyDonto AI Technology today announced that it has established DFT Labs, a research subsidiary dedicated to pursuing a physics-based framework for [machine learning](/glossary/machine-learning). The launch of the new company follows the publication of the framework’s peer-reviewed foundational paper “Data Field Theory: A Geometric Framework for Learning on Riemannian Manifolds with Synthetic Validation […] The post [HeyDonto launches DFT Labs to pursue physics-based machine learning capabilities](https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/28/heydonto-launches-dft-labs-pursue-physics-based-machine-learning-capabilities/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com). Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI. ## Key Terms Explained [Artificial Intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence) The science of creating machines that can perform tasks requiring human-like intelligence — reasoning, learning, perception, language understanding, and decision-making. [Machine Learning](/glossary/machine-learning) A branch of AI where systems learn patterns from data instead of following explicitly programmed rules.