ALBL — initially The Animate Condensed Matter Company — was created as a team of experts to provide an opinion for a large corporation regarding investing in physical artificial intelligence. They were asking if intelligent forms of life can be created artificially, and whether or not they can be created at the present stage of development of science and technology. In other words, they wished to know whether the Mankind can create a competing species of sentient beings.
We have concluded that, for the time being, the Humankind is perfectly safe — in this respect — because no bona fide artificial life has been created yet. Presently, people only imitate life and make inanimate prostheses. However, such a danger may arise in the future. It will happen when scientists create real artificial animate matter. Our sponsors decided to further investigate this possibility. They have established a small scientific research foundation to support our work.
Artificial Living Brain Lab (ALBL) has grown into a deep tech research company pioneering next-generation AI chips. Originating under the auspices of the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (Germany), ALBL develops novel materials and nanofabrication methods to create Neural Processing Units (NPUs) that mimic the performance of biological brains.
Breakthrough Innovation
Our NPUs leverage living-like materials and brain-inspired architectures, enabling energy-efficient computation at a fraction of the power required by today’s AI chips. Our innovation addresses one of AI’s most urgent problems: its unsustainable energy demand.
Key advantages include:
- Significantly reduced power consumption
- Lower cost and weight
- Scalability in production
These features make our chips ideal for edge AI, particularly in autonomous systems like drones and field robots.
Global Challenge
AI is becoming one of the largest drivers of global electricity consumption. The root of this problem is the energy inefficiency of current AI hardware. Without fundamental advances in AI chip design, the environmental and economic cost of AI will become unsustainable.
ALBL Solution
ALBL’s bio-inspired artificial brains promise:
- Significantly reduced energy usage
- Improved autonomy in power-constrained environments (e.g., drones, robots)
Market Focus
We target:
- AI data centers and platform providers
- Manufacturers of autonomous drones and field robotics
- Defense and aerospace sectors needing compact, brain-like control systems
Team
Led by Dr. Dmitry A. Kukuruznyak, ALBL combines expertise in:
- Materials science and condensed matter physics
- Neuromorphic and brain-inspired computing
- Nanofabrication and semiconductor process engineering
Dr. Kukuruznyak holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science (University of Washington, 2003) and has held research positions at National Institute for Materials Science (Japan), Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, and Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Germany).
Business Model
ALBL is a fabless company (like Nvidia). We design advanced NPUs and outsource fabrication to leading foundries (TSMC, etc.). Our strategic options include:
- Sale of the entire lab and its IP to a major AI chip developer (preferred).
- Licensing of our proprietary technologies to chip manufacturers.
The preferred route is a strategic acquisition, allowing our innovation to scale without the capital risks of manufacturing.
Traction
- Working NPU prototypes demonstrating energy performance superior to current AI accelerators
- Global collaborations with academic and research foundries in Germany, China, Taiwan, Japan, and the US
- Featured in major media:
- Innovation & Tech Today: “Artificial Intelligence May Soon Come to Life“
- The Hill: “We are closer than you think to letting AI launch missiles“
Technology & IP
- Bio-inspired NPUs based on proprietary materials and structures
- Novel nanofabrication methods for low-power AI computation
- Protected by trade secrets and patents in preparation