US accelerator and venture fund Y Combinator ( YC ) is launching a programme exclusively for start - ups working in artificial intelligence , according to YC partner Daniel Gross , who is set to personally mentor those taking part . Businesses admitted to the " smart AI " track will have access to machine learning experts to help them overcome technical challenges and cloud compute credits to enhance their data processing units . he is especially interested in experimenting with AI technologies that could enable the creation of robot factories , said Gross in his announcement .
US accelerator and venture fund Y Combinator (YC) is launching a programme exclusively for start-ups working in artificial intelligence, according to YC partner Daniel Gross, who is set to personally mentor those taking part. Businesses admitted to the "YC AI" track will have access to machine learning experts to help them overcome technical problems and cloud compute credits to enhance their graphics processing units. YC is especially interested in companies with AI technologies that could enable the creation of robot factories, said Gross in his announcement.