# Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’; plus, Lululemon backs nylon recycling startup Syntetica

An episode of [TechCrunch Startup News](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974783), 17 Jul 2026, 12 min.

Audio: https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV2195026148.mp3

While everyone in AI is chasing "superintelligence." Alexandre LeBrun, CEO of Yann LeCun’s world model startup, AMI Labs, dismisses the word. Also, Syntetica, a French startup that has developed a novel approach to recycling nylon, has already obtained big-name partners and investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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