# Core Automation, OpenAI Veteran, Seeks $1B to Build Artificial Intelligence That Learns Continually

- slug: core-automation-openai-veteran-seeks-1b-to-build-artificial-intelligence-that-learns-continually
- date: 2026-04-22
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Two researchers just left Anthropic and Google DeepMind for a startup with no product and no named investors. What it does have: Jerry Tworek, the ex-OpenAI VP who built o1 reasoning, and a pitch to rethink how AI learns from scratch.

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