Autoscience
Autoscience is an applied research lab based in San Mateo, California that builds AI systems which conduct machine learning research and deploy the results, effectively automating the roles of the AI researcher and engineer.
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Autoscience is an applied research lab based in San Mateo, California that builds AI systems which conduct machine learning research and deploy the results, effectively automating the roles of the AI researcher and engineer. It operates a virtual AI laboratory pairing automated scientists that ideate and test algorithmic hypotheses with automated engineers that optimize and ship validated inventions; its research agent Carl produced a peer-reviewed paper accepted at an ICLR 2025 workshop, and its production system Mira ships research results into customer models. Target customers are Fortune 500 and large private companies training specialized models in high-stakes settings such as financial services, manufacturing and fraud detection.
Technology & BusinessWhat · How · Which stage
Research Areas数学与计算机科学AI基础MediumEvidence
自动化 AI 研究实验室，由 AI 代理自主提出、验证并部署机器学习模型；自动化「科学家」提出并验证算法假设
Source：Official site · Updated 2026-09-10 · View source
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Funding history
- 2026-03-18Seed$14M
Investors · General Catalyst, Perplexity Fund, S32, MaC Venture Capital, Toyota VenturesSource · businesswire.com ↗
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