AI startup Humans& announced a $480 million seed financing at a $4.48 billion valuation. Backers include Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, SV Angel, GV and Emerson Collective. The company’s founders – former researchers from Anthropic, Google, xAI and a Stanford professor – aim to create AI that acts as collaborative “instant‑messaging”‑style software, emphasizing long‑horizon reinforcement learning, memory and multi‑agent interaction. Humans& plans to rethink model training at scale and user interaction to make AI a connective tissue for organizations and communities. Read more →

ComplexChaos, a startup founded by Tomy Lorsch and Maya Ben Dror, is developing AI tools to help groups reach consensus more quickly. By integrating Google’s Habermas Machine and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the platform generates questions, outlines goals, and summarizes lengthy documents. In a trial with young delegates from nine African nations preparing for climate talks in Bonn, participants reported up to a 60% reduction in coordination time and 91% said the AI helped reveal missed perspectives. The founders see broader applications for corporate strategic planning and other large‑scale negotiations. Read more →