Genesis AI launches with $105M seed funding from Eclipse, Khosla to build AI models for robots

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Genesis AI, which aims to build a foundational model for powering all kinds of robots, has emerged from stealth with $105M in seed funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices