Inside the $4.5B Startup Building Brain-Inspired Chips for AI
Unconventional AI is building a new computational substrate designed for biology-scale efficiency — running neural networks directly on the nonlinear physics of silicon instead of simulating them through traditional digital abstractions. Recorded at Playground Global in Palo Alto and hosted by Peter Barrett, General Partner, this Sourcery conversation features: Naveen Rao — CEO & Co-Founder, Unconventional AI (founder of Nervana, acquired by Intel for $400M+, and MosaicML, acquired by Databricks for $1.3B; former Chief AI Officer at Databricks) Konstantine Buhler — Partner at Sequoia Capital…