AI model compression startup Multiverse raises $570M at $1.7B valuation

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Multiverse Computing融资5.7亿美元，估值冲到17亿美元——一家帮AI“减肥”的公司成了资本新宠。简单说，AI模型就像个大胖子，运行时要吃掉海量算力和能源，普通手机、电脑根本带不动。而Multiverse做的就是给AI“抽脂”，把模型压缩到只有原来的十分之一甚至更小，但效果几乎不变。这样一来，AI就能在低配硬件上流畅跑起来，企业不用再花大价钱买高端芯片，家庭设备也能本地运行智能助手。对普通人来说，这意味着未来AI功能会更智能、更便宜、更省电——比如你的手机拍照能实时修图、语音助手不联网也能秒回，甚至智能家电也能自主决策。这次融资背后，正是市场看准了“轻量化AI”将加速落地，让AI真正走进千家万户。

Multiverse Computing SL, a startup working on technology that compresses artificial intelligence models so that they run more efficiently on less hardware, announced Monday it raised $570 million in Series C funding. The round was co-led by Forgepoint Capital International, BNPP SIVF, and Bullhound Capital. Santander Alternative Investments, Tikehau Capital, HP Inc., Orange Ventures, Scania […] The post AI model compression startup Multiverse raises $570M at $1.7B valuation appeared first on SiliconANGLE.