AI startup Humans&, co-founded by former xAI researcher Eric Zelikman and experts from Google, Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI, and DeepMind, is in discussions to raise $1 billion, targeting a valuation of $5 billion. The company plans to develop a new training paradigm focused on "human-machine collaboration," which will require more computing power than current methods. Key co-founders include Georges Harik, Noah Goodman, and Andi Peng. Product details remain undisclosed.