British AI Startup Beats Humans in International Forecasting Competition
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A British AI company outperformed humans in an international forecasting competition, sparking discussion about the company's status as a 'startup' and potential financial applications of AI in prediction markets.
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vinni2Author
3 months ago
1 replyWhy does Guardian think DeepMind is still a startup.
latexr
3 months ago
The article is about ManticAI, not DeepMind.
constantcrying
3 months ago
Genuine money making opportunity by having LLMs trade on prediction markets?
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