Sara Hooker, a former vice president of AI research at Cohere and former Google Brain researcher, has quietly launched a new startup called Adaption Labs with fellow AI veteran Sudip Roy. The company aims to build artificial‑intelligence systems that continuously adapt and learn from real‑world experience, arguing that the industry’s focus on ever‑larger language models is reaching diminishing returns. Hooker’s critique of the "scaling" approach echoes a growing chorus of researchers who see adaptive learning as a more efficient path forward. Adaption Labs has secured seed funding and plans to hire globally while opening a San Francisco office. Leer más →