Welcome to The AI Entrepreneurs

In this Special Issue, we’re diving into AI’s transformative power for startups and beyond. Learn how compliance fuels AI business growth. The AI frontier morphs constantly—Google’s Gemini Robotics animates machines, Cerebras challenges Nvidia with inference-boosting data hubs, and regs keep stacking. We’re handing you the keys to build sharp, dodge pitfalls, and seize AI’s limitless edge—because in 2025, it’s not just about breakthroughs, it’s about owning the race.

GOOGLE DEEPMIND

Google’s Gemini Robotics Brings AI to Life

Google DeepMind launched Gemini Robotics, a new AI model based on Gemini 2.0, to make robots smarter and more helpful. It mixes vision, language, and action, letting robots fold origami, pack snacks, and follow instructions in real time. A second model, Gemini Robotics-ER, adds spatial smarts for better control.

Google’s teaming up with Apptronik, Agile Robots, Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics, and Enchanted Tools to test it on different robots. The goal? Safe, adaptable robots for everyday use.

WITH VANTA : AI STARTUP INSIGHTS

AI Founders: Here’s How to Build Faster Without Getting Stuck in Compliance

If you’re building an AI startup, you know the landscape is evolving fast. Every week, new models, new regulations, and new competitors emerge. The news pretty much looks like this every single day…

But as exciting as AI innovation is, there’s one thing that can slow everything down—compliance.

SOC 2, ISO 27001, and now ISO 42001 (AI-specific compliance) are becoming essential for startups looking to close enterprise deals, secure funding, and prove they can be trusted with sensitive data.

The problem? Getting compliant is a slow, expensive process that pulls you away from what actually matters—building your product and growing your business.

Why Compliance Matters—Even If You’re Just Getting Started in AI

Building with AI is exciting, but it also comes with responsibility. If your startup handles customer data, uses third-party APIs, or builds AI-powered products for businesses, compliance isn’t optional—it’s a necessity.

Think about it:
The biggest customers and investors won’t work with a company that can’t prove it’s secure. They need to know their data won’t be leaked, that your models aren’t vulnerable, and that you’re following best practices for risk management.

Compliance frameworks like SOC 2 and ISO 27001 exist for this exact reason—to separate companies that take security seriously from those that don’t.

But here’s the issue:

Most technical founders aren’t compliance experts. And even if you hire legal or security consultants, the process can be overwhelming, expensive, and time-consuming. That’s why startups use Vanta—to cut through the complexity and automate the heavy lifting.

With Vanta, you can:

✅ Get compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or ISO 42001 (AI-specific) up to 80% faster
✅ Reduce manual work by automating security monitoring and documentation
✅ Build trust with enterprise customers and investors from day one

New to compliance? No problem. Vanta’s SOC 2 checklist walks you through exactly what you need, step by step.

🔗 Get Vanta’s SOC 2 Checklist

The Playbook for AI Startup Growth—From the Experts Who’ve Done It

Every AI startup wants to scale, but what does it actually take? In today’s landscape, it’s not just about building a great product—it’s about proving trust, navigating risk, and making the right decisions at the right time.

Christina Cacioppo, CEO of Vanta, and Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup, have been through it all. In this fireside chat, they break down the realities of early-stage startup growth in the AI era.

They’ll cover:
📌 The biggest mistakes early-stage founders make—and how to avoid them
📌 How to balance “founder mode” with lean startup principles
📌 Why compliance, security, and risk management matter more than ever
📌 How AI is reshaping the startup landscape and what to expect next

If you’re a founder building with AI, this is a must-watch. It’s not just theory—it’s real, actionable insights from people who’ve done it.

🎥 Watch the full session on demand here: Watch Now

📌 Impact: Streamlines growth for AI startups.
📌 Why It Matters: Compliance unlocks bigger deals and trust.

CEREBRAS

Nvidia Rival Cerebras Opens Data Centers for Rapid AI Inference

Cerebras Systems is scaling up its AI inference capabilities, launching new data centers across North America and Europe in 2025. With 85% of capacity in the U.S., facilities in Santa Clara, Stockton, and Dallas are already operational, while Minneapolis (Q2), Oklahoma City and Montreal (Q3), and Atlanta and France (Q4) are set to follow. Powered by wafer-scale AI chips, Cerebras' CS-3 systems can process 40 million Llama-70B tokens per second, with Oklahoma City alone housing 300+ systems when it opens in June.

Industry leaders like Mistral, Perplexity AI, Hugging Face, and AlphaSense have signed on, leveraging Cerebras’ infrastructure for faster, cost-effective AI inference. While lacking native CUDA support, the company's WSE-3 architecture is optimized for reasoning-heavy models, positioning Cerebras as a serious Nvidia alternative in high-performance AI computing.

AI BYTES

Mirage by Captions: AI-Generated Videos, No Actors Needed

Captions has unveiled Mirage, a groundbreaking AI model that transforms audio into fully generated video content—complete with lifelike human characters, natural expressions, and dynamic backgrounds—without the need for real actors. Unlike previous AI video tools limited to lip-syncing existing footage, Mirage creates everything from scratch, making high-quality ad campaigns, marketing content, and UGC production faster and more cost-effective. This advancement is set to redefine AI-driven video storytelling, offering brands and creators an effortless way to scale visual content.

Microsoft Taps OriginTrail for AI Showcase at ChangeNOW 2025

OriginTrail builders have been selected by Microsoft to demo AI-powered solutions using the Decentralized Knowledge Graph at ChangeNOW 2025, held April 24-26 at the Grand Palais in Paris. This high-profile summit will bring together world leaders and innovators to explore AI’s role in global connectivity and efficiency. OriginTrail’s collaboration with Microsoft underscores the growing impact of decentralized knowledge networks, showcasing how AI can drive more transparent, scalable, and interconnected systems for the future.

AI HEALTH

Brain Cells Power AI Healing

Brain research just got wild—meet CL1, a computer with living neurons! Cortical Labs’ AI mashup runs on a chip, decoding diseases without animal tests. It’s low-power, cloud-ready, and already sparking breakthroughs for brain health. Want the full scoop on this and more AI wins?

Dive into AIHealthTech Insider – Issue #39

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AI CREATIVITY

AI Images with Gemini 2.0 Flash

Google DeepMind’s Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental just hit AI Studio—native image generation that’s a startup must-have. No design skills? No problem—turn text into visuals fast!

Here’s how:

1. Log into Google AI Studio.

2. Pick “Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental.”

3. Prompt it—“cyberpunk coffee shop”—and generate.

4. Tweak it—“add a robot barista”—live edits rock.

5. Download for ads or logos.

It’s speedy, cheap, and flexible—mock up campaigns, skip designers, test wild ideas. Want the full scoop? Read more in our blog: Gemini 2.0 Flash: AI Image Generation for Startups.