Frequently Asked Questions
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General
When was Proximai founded?
Proximai is a new start-up business unit of a California General C Corporation that was formed in 1997.
What services are offered by Proximai right now?
Proximai currently offers AIAAS (AI as a Service), managed remote interns and data scientists.
What does Proximai mean?
Proximai (pronounced /Prawk-sim-eye/) represents two distinct but connected ideas: Advancing Space Exploration through Artificial Intelligence. Broken down: Proxima comes from Proxima Centauri, the closest star system to us (4.9 Lightyears away) and AI comes from Artificial Intelligence.
Where is Proximai located?
Our main office is at 320 Alisal Rd #101, Solvang, CA 93463. We also have a workspace at Cal Poly CIE, San Luis Obispo.
Does Proximai only offer services to the aerospace industry?
Although the potential of AI is limitless, and can be beneficial for many sectors, we are passionate about furthering the Aerospace industry specifically.
Does Proximai have any patents on technologies that readily solve our problems?
We are aggressively pursuing patents for our new AI technologies to make object detection, manufacturing line optimization, automated data grouping, generative design optimization, and even predict the future of space movement and patterns. While patents are pending, we continue developing licensed solutions for the same innovations.
Where can I find white papers that reference Proximai?
While Proximai has yet to publish any of our proprietary white papers, there are public ones that reference our engineers. Many of our vetted GAIN engineers have their works featured in peer-reviewed journals such as AIAA, IEEE, the Royal Astronomical Society, the Physical Review and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence.
What qualifications do your core principals have?
Our founders occupy roles as co-founder and CTO. Both have extensive experience managing teams of engineers with varying skill sets across the aerospace, computer science, and astrophysics fields. Proximai’s current team features engineers with Master’s degrees, PhDs, and over 100 years of collective industry experience.
What qualifications do your core principals have?
Our founders occupy roles as co-founder and CTO. Both have extensive experience managing teams of engineers with varying skill sets across the aerospace, computer science, and astrophysics fields. Proximai’s current team features engineers with Master’s degrees, PhDs, and over 100 years of collective industry experience.
How does Proximai keep my company’s information secure?
We understand that your information is highly confidential and poses a significant risk to your company should it become compromised. Therefore, we take comprehensive measures to ensure your data and information stays with us. In addition to legally binding NDA contracts, we offer NIST security and data anonymization to protect your interests.
Can Proximai work with my in-house team to reduce liability?
If and when your budget allows, we encourage you to introduce an in-house contact or team to work in conjunction with Proximai’s team of engineers. We can assist you with the onboarding process and remain on call to support your company as scenarios arise. Our team is certified in the major machine learning platforms such as Microsoft, Google, AWS, and NVIDIA, offering a strong backing where your own team’s certifications fall short.
What are the advantages of hiring Proximai versus onboarding our own interns or contractors?
While it may be less costly upfront to onboard your interns or contractors, working with Proximai will save you money and offer you more security in the long run. Our team features over 100 years of aerospace and data science experience, certifications in all the major machine learning platforms, and patents pending in groundbreaking technology. You’re unlikely to find all of those qualifications in a single intern or contractor at a rate lower than ours.
We also manage the project aspects and provide software and IP licensing expertise.
What are the advantages of hiring Proximai versus leasing our own NVIDIA DGX, MS Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS?
While you can lease your own NVIDIA DGX, MS Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS, you can’t rent the expertise certifications that Proximai has in these programs. Our pool of resources under GAIN is there to support you and carry your company over the learning curve of using and maximizing all of the major machine learning programs. We are there to bridge the gap and help your company optimize its operations based on the data we garner from these technologies.
Aerospace
Why focus on aerospace?
Proximai was founded with a passion for space exploration. One key subspace is propulsion, which has a large impact on cost, effective range, and availability of rocket launches.
Are these tools designed to automate and replace engineers?
We are designing our models and tools specifically to empower engineers. We hope with these new methods of analysis they will be able to solve problems in ways that haven’t been considered before.
How will aerospace corporations benefit from Proximai?
AI (specifically machine learning) will have an ever-increasing presence in our lives and in business. To anticipate this, companies can gain a new competitive advantage with AI by partnering with us.
Does Proximai have expertise in the aerospace field?
Proximai contracts with Subject Matter Experts in the Aerospace field.
Jobs
What positions are available?
We need data scientists, software engineers, but most importantly: people who understand how to bring together novel ideas. All members will become a part of our international community: GAIN.
How do I apply?
Please send us an email, or call and talk about what interests you.
Ai as a Service
What is AI as a Service?
As a new startup, what makes Proximai a credible resource to provide AIAAS to my company?
Proximai’s AI engineering team has over 100 years of collective experience in aerospace, computer science, and astrophysics. We’ve carefully curated our team from a pool of vetted network contractors (called GAIN). Our team of US-based, certified data science engineers is fluent in Microsoft, Google, NVIDIA, and AWS AI platforms, ready to serve your aerospace needs.
What differentiates Proximai from competitors offering similar services?
Proximal guarantees a lower cost than our competitors. We offer a free AI assessment on our website to evaluate your company’s needs before you pull the trigger. Furthermore, our remote services start as low as $495/month.
Since AIAAS is a new, developing offering, there’s no basis for comparison to conclude whether our competitors genuinely have the same, less, or greater relevant experience. However, we can guarantee that aerospace stakeholders will have the necessary tech, certifications, and expertise to solve the industry’s most pressing research problems.
Why should we outsource our AI needs when we can hire someone in-house?
It’s nearly impossible to find a single person with the same diverse skill set and technologies that the Proximai team collectively brings to the table at the same low-cost Proximai guarantees. The aerospace industry is facing an AI talent shortage, and hiring in-house presents a huge learning curve. We offer a full team trained to handle multiple scenarios with fast response times and are aggressively developing our technologies while your team focuses on furthering the application.
Why should we outsource our AI needs when we can hire someone in-house?
It’s nearly impossible to find a single person with the same diverse skill set and technologies that the Proximai team collectively brings to the table at the same low-cost Proximai guarantees. The aerospace industry is facing an AI talent shortage, and hiring in-house presents a huge learning curve. We offer a full team trained to handle multiple scenarios with fast response times and are aggressively developing our technologies while your team focuses on furthering the application.
