"Traditional AI breaks when faced with new, high-stakes situations without data. Astut gives organisations a way to make confident, transparent decisions when precedent doesn't exist. This funding will allow us to strengthen our partnerships in defence, energy, retail and finance, and embed our technology into partner platforms so it can reach those who need it most. Our creative AI is radical - an"
"Astut's Hybrid AI combines two complementary layers: a logical reasoning engine built on symbolic AI principles, and a creative generative layer powered by large language models."
"Astut's technology addresses what it calls High-Stakes Unseen Decisions (HSUD) - scenarios where no prior case data exists. These might include responding to emerging crises, supply chain disruptions, or strategic one-off opportunities where outcomes have no comparable historical reference."
Astut secured £1.6 million in seed funding co-led by East X Ventures and Sure Valley Ventures, with participation from the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund managed by Future Planet Capital. The company was founded in April by Professor Pete Grindrod CBE and is based at the Culham Science Centre in Abingdon. The technology targets High-Stakes Unseen Decisions (HSUD) where no prior case data exists, such as emerging crises, supply chain shocks, or unique strategic opportunities. The Hybrid AI combines a symbolic logical reasoning engine with a generative large language model layer to produce explainable, auditable decision options that satisfy hard and soft constraints. The funding will support partnerships across defence, energy, retail and finance and embed the technology into partner platforms.
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