"Since acquiring the Dutch shipyard Oceanco in August, the co-founder and president of Valve Corporation has made no secret about his plans to bring development and ideas to the table. Formally identified by the yard as a 'hands-on visionary' rather than an owner or financier, Newell, an early funder of OpenAI (and the first to digitalize the gaming platform) revealed his interest in shaking up the world of yachting by applying machine learning to shipbuilding."
""Putting stress and strain gauges everywhere, collecting time-series data and comparing it to model predictions, that's where AI can validate and improve design," said the Harvard drop-out, whose connection with Oceanco began as a client during the design and build of his 364-ft, soon-to-be-delivered yacht Leviathan. "Just about everything I've been involved in over the years has moved some aspect of technology forward in a way that benefits customers. Over time, we will start to identify interesting technologies, prototype them and move them into production.""
Gabe Newell acquired Dutch shipyard Oceanco and intends an active, hands-on role to introduce development and new ideas into yachting. He plans to apply machine learning by installing stress and strain gauges, collecting time-series data and comparing it to model predictions to validate and improve design. Newell's relationship with the yard began as a client during the design and build of his 364-ft yacht Leviathan. Oceanco announced a 426.5-ft flagship to be built under Lloyd's Register classification. Laurens Last, who acquired Heesen Yachts, also plans to introduce AI and robotics into production, targeting painting and fairing inefficiencies.
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