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Kevin Schaich Is Teaching Cameras a New Language
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Kevin Schaich Is Teaching Cameras a New Language

The Darkgrade founder spent years turning unwieldy data into useful software. Now he is working one layer closer to reality - where light enters a sensor and software decides what to do next.

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Darkgrade

Darkgrade (YC F24) is building a protocol that lets large language models talk directly to image sensors. Its first shipping product is an open-source TypeScript SDK that connects to and controls Canon EOS, Sony Alpha, and Nikon Z cameras in about two lines of code, using the standardized Picture Transfer Protocol. Founded in 2024 by Kevin Schaich, a former Palantir engineer, the one-person company works from Denver and New York and is aiming to become the plumbing that helps cameras understand the world.

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