Cyber Valley and the SPRIND – Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation have announced their game-changing new collaboration. While Cyber Valley is Europe’s largest research consortium in the field of artificial intelligence with partners from science and industry, SPRIND is the right partner for financing bold and innovative ideas.

Together, they are diving headfirst into exploring next-level AI—pushing beyond the usual suspects like Large Language Models (LLMs), Transformers, and Diffusion Models. This new initiative is all about championing alternative approaches to AI, breaking free from mainstream thinking, and venturing into uncharted territory.

Leading the charge for this initiative is Mirko Holzer, Innovation Manager at SPRIND, who could not be more excited:

This partnership is all about pushing boundaries and bringing bold ideas to life. With Cyber Valley, we are creating the perfect launchpad for disruptive technologies that have the power to reshape science and society.

Florian Mayer, COO of Cyber Valley, shares the enthusiasm: It’s fantastic to see SPRIND committing significant resources and funding to such a vital area of innovation. We are thrilled to join forces and pave the way for the next wave of groundbreaking AI technologies.

ABOUT CYBER VALLEY

Cyber Valley is one of Europe’s largest and leading centers for excellence in artificial intelligence and modern robotics. Its mission and public mandate are to advocate for research, development, application, and acceptance of technologies and methods in the field of intelligent systems. Cyber Valley encourages entrepreneurship by uniting scientific excellence with innovation and technology transfer. In addition, Cyber Valley facilitates critical reflection on the ethical and social implications of AI through public engagement. Cyber Valley envisions a future in which the full potential of intelligent systems is leveraged for the greater good of the world.

The Cyber Valley Community is a network of AI researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and start-ups, alongside partners from academia, industry, and society. Cyber Valley GmbH is owned by the State of Baden-Württemberg and the Max Planck Gesellschaft. It acts as the service provider, central organizer, and host for the Cyber Valley Community. While Cyber Valley GmbH is located in Stuttgart and Tübingen, it operates across Baden-Württemberg with a global reach, attracting the best talent from across the world to create the future with AI.

More information about the initiative.