New architectures for intelligence, built to do more with less.

Fondation is an independent research lab exploring how new AI architectures and hardware can make intelligent systems more capable, efficient, and useful.

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What we do

Fondation is a research lab working across artificial intelligence and hardware. We study how models reason, what computation costs, and how new architectures can move both forward.

We measure progress in useful capability: systems that reason further, make efficient use of compute, and can grow to meet real needs.

Capability

We explore new model architectures and methods for stronger reasoning, better judgment, and dependable results.

Efficiency

We look for more useful intelligence per operation, across training, inference, energy, and memory.

Hardware

We study chips, memory, and software together to shape practical architectures for intelligent systems.