Adept is a machine learning research and product lab focused on building general intelligence by enabling humans and computers to work together creatively. Their vision is to create an AI teammate for everyone, providing an entirely new way to get things done. This tool was founded by David Luan, who previously led Google’s large model efforts and the engineering team at OpenAI [1]. The company is based in San Francisco, California, and has raised a total funding amount of $415 million [2].
One of Adept’s core projects is ACT-1, a large-scale Transformer trained to use digital tools, including web browsers. ACT-1 is integrated with a Chrome extension that allows it to observe what’s happening in the browser and take certain actions, such as clicking, typing, and scrolling. Adept aims to differentiate itself from other AI services, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which generates text, and DALL-E, which generates images, by focusing on how humans use computers for tasks such as browsing the internet and navigating complex enterprise software [3].
To learn more about Adept and its services, visit their website at https://www.adept.ai/. You can also find demonstrations of Adept’s AI-powered solutions on YouTube.
