Humanoid robotics company Figure raised eyebrows this week when it announced it would be stepping away from a partnership with OpenAI in favor of building its own in-house AI models. Figure CEO Brett Adcock alluded to a 'major breakthrough' in their own process and plans to unveil 'something no one has ever seen on a humanoid' in the coming month. Figure isn't the only company experimenting with non-OpenAI solutions either. Just last week, researchers from Stanford and the University of Washington demonstrated that it's possible to train a highly capable 'reasoning' model for under $50 in cloud compute credits, a stark contrast to the costs often associated with OpenAI's models. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes here. Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch...
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