Liftoff with Keith and Ted Shelton, COO of Inflection (the pilot behind CoPilot)
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How does a top AI company scale massive clusters and build AI for the enterprise? In this episode of The Liftoff with Keith, we talk to Ted Shelton, COO of Inflection AI, from the AI Infra Summit 2025. Ted shares how their team pivoted from consumers to enterprise after their Microsoft deal, why seamless infrastructure is key, and what it takes to build AI models that run on NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel.
Learn why “getting to the no” is the smartest move for founders, how enterprises can embrace sovereign AI, and how Inflection’s approach to model customization unlocks massive business value.
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