Julien Launay, CEO of Adaptive ML

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February 26, 2026

Adaptive ML boss: To win in AI, businesses must build with open source

Founded in 2024, Adaptive helps businesses build their own specialised AI systems

With the release of ever-more capable AI tools, businesses are feeling under pressure to adopt the technology or risk falling behind. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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