OpenAI to acquire Neptune, an AI model training assistance startup

OpenAI has stepped in definitive agreement Acquiring Neptune, a startup that develops monitoring and debugging tools that AI companies use when training models.

Neptune and OpenAI have collaborated on a metrics dashboard to help teams building baseline models. Neptune CEO Piotr Niedźwiedź said in a statement that the companies will work “even more closely together” due to the acquisition. blog.

Niedźwiedź said the startup will shut down its external services in the coming months. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

“Neptune has built a fast and precise system that allows researchers to analyze complex training workflows,” OpenAI’s Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki said in a statement. he said. “We plan to iterate with them to deeply integrate their tools into our training stack to expand our visibility into how models learn.”

OpenAI has acquired many companies this year.

It acquired a small interface startup called Software Applications Incorporated for an undisclosed sum in October, product development startup Statsig for $1.1 billion in September, and Jony Ive’s AI devices startup io in May for more than $6 billion.

According to its website, Neptune has raised more than $18 million in funding from investors including Almaz Capital and TDJ Pitango Ventures. Neptune’s deal with OpenAI is still subject to customary closing conditions.

“I am truly grateful to our customers, investors, co-founders and colleagues who have made this journey possible,” said Niedźwiedź. he said. “It’s already been the journey of my life, but I still believe this is just the beginning.”

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