Press Release · May 20, 2026
Kyutai and ELLIS Tübingen launch KE:SAI: A Premier Franco-German Partnership for Open Science in Physical AI
Kyutai and ELLIS Tübingen announce the official launch of KE:SAI – Kyutai ELLIS Scalable Autonomous Intelligence. KE:SAI is a non-profit open science research laboratory dedicated to the next frontier of artificial intelligence: systems that can understand and act in the real world. KE:SAI brings together two of Europe’s most prominent AI brands to address the fundamental challenges of world models and physical AI. Founded in Paris in 2023, Kyutai has emerged as one of Europe’s leading AI laboratories, with a focus on breakthrough research with immediate and lasting impact, and a team driven by a shared commitment to openness and excellence.