Perplexity AI HumansAnd Raises $480M Seed Round to Build AI for Human Collaboration
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Jan 26, 2026 A deep look at a startup aiming to build AI for team collaboration and social intelligence. Big fundraising and bold ambitions take center stage. Discussion covers designing models for group communication, long-horizon training, and purposeful question-asking. Competition, product gaps, and risks around hiring and compute are also highlighted.
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Social Intelligence As The Next AI Frontier
- AI's next frontier is social intelligence, not just smarter answers.
- HumansAnd aims to build models optimized for group communication, alignment, and decision-making.
Models That Ask Purposeful Questions
- HumansAnd plans a model that asks purposeful questions and builds trust over time.
- The goal is supporting long-term context, memory, and clarification across group work.
Addressing Worker Anxiety
- Workers feel threatened by AI efficiency promises, creating adoption friction.
- Framing AI as enabling collaboration rather than replacing people can reduce fear.