- Published on September 14, 2023
- In Global Tech
Bringing ‘Common Sense’ into Machines with Former Google DeepMind Scientist
Hailing from Pune, a former Google DeepMind research scientist Tejas Kulkarni co-founded Common Sense Machines, a Boston-based AI startup aiming to revolutionise 3D generation AI platforms
- By Vandana Nair
Believing that the missing piece to get to AGI is the part where machines have the ability to think or rather have ‘common sense’, former Google DeepMind senior research scientist with a PhD from MIT, Tejas Kulkarni, started Common Sense Machines (CSM). Kulkarni along with Max Kleiman-Weiner, PhD researcher from MIT, and scout investor at Sequoia Capital, started CSM, an end-to-end generative AI platform that creates game-engine ready content. “By 2019 it was clear that LLMs were beginning to work, and image generation was also pretty far along. It was evident that 3D would be next, and the core problem that we had to solve was image to 3d.” said Kulkarni, who believes that 3D has been an unsolved problem in AI for a long time.
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Vandana Nair
As a rare blend of engineering, MBA, and journalism degree, Vandana Nair brings a unique combination of technical know-how, business acumen, and storytelling skills to the table. Her insatiable curiosity for all things startups, businesses, and AI technologies ensures that there's always a fresh and insightful perspective to her reporting. She now hosts her tech segment 'Point Break' on AIM Tv.
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