Benjamin Spector
Co-founder of Flapping Airplanes who emphasizes creative, first-principles research into alternative learning algorithms and commercialization planning.
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Feb 10, 2026 • 30min
This Sequoia-backed lab thinks the brain is 'the floor, not the ceiling' for AI
Aidan Smith, former Neuralink engineer bringing neuroscience-inspired ideas to AI. Benjamin Spector, co-founder focused on creative, first-principles research and commercialization planning. Asher Spector, research-first builder working on data-efficient training. They discuss making models learn more like humans, bets behind a research-first lab, and what radical data efficiency could unlock for new AI capabilities.
