Former Google AI Researcher Sets Up AI Robotics Startup in Tokyo

A Silicon Valley-born AI startup is turning to Japan to prove AI can reshape one of the world’s largest industrial robot supply chains.

Integral AI Inc., a five-year-old company founded by former Google researchers Jad Tarifi and Nima Asgharbeygi, develops AI models geared for automated systems such as robots and self-driving cars. The company has worked with auto parts maker Denso Corp. since 2021 to help teach industrial robots new skills by observing demonstrations.