New AI lab Core Automation 'nerdsniped' researchers from Anthropic, Google DeepMind
THE SO WHAT
When a new lab can pull researchers out of Anthropic and DeepMind, the center of gravity is shifting from frontier model training to applied autonomy problems that feel unsolved. If you’re an operator, assume the next wave of defensible value is in tightly-scoped automation systems, not yet another general-purpose model wrapper.
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