The search for the next class of AI founders

Venture firms are trying to get creative to get in front of the next hottest AI startups. But they have to look in new areas to find them.

a happy scientist in a lab coat leaning onto a desk tinkering with a robot, the desk is very messy, the scientist's face is close to the robot as he turns a screwdriver on it, there is a school diploma and a graduation cap on the desk as well as a stack of papers that say "OFFER" on it, the robot is small and looks friendly, 45 degree angle camera sunda…