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Why Nvidia Is Trying To Develop The World’s Best Open-Source AI Models

By Phoebe Liu and Laura Bratton · Aug 11, 2026 6:00am PDT · 2 comments
Nvidia is doubling down on its open-source efforts, pouring investment into an ambitious new in-house AI model that it hopes will drive demand for its hardware—but that could also compete with customers and partners. Nvidia is aiming for the new model, the biggest of a family that it is calling Nemotron 4, to be on par in its performance... Nvidia is doubling down on its open-source efforts, pouring investment into an ambitious new...
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ByteDance’s Founder Rules Out Distillation on AI Models

By Juro Osawa and Qianer Liu · Aug 5, 2026 6:19am PDT
ByteDance won’t resort to distillation as a shortcut to advancing its AI model capabilities, even if that means the company lags behind domestic rivals for now, founder Zhang Yiming told employees during a meeting last month. One reason, say people close to the company, is ByteDance’s complicated history with the U.S. government over the... ByteDance won’t resort to distillation as a shortcut to advancing its AI model capabilities, even...
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Google Plans New ‘Frozen’ Chip to Run Its AI Models Much More Efficiently

By Erin Woo and Qianer Liu · Jul 20, 2026 6:00am PDT
Google is working on a new server chip that would directly integrate the blueprint of its Gemini AI model, enabling the company to serve its AI models to users much more efficiently, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. Google intends the new chip, informally dubbed “Frozen v2,” to help it address a major shortage in AI... Google is working on a new server chip that would directly integrate the blueprint of its Gemini...
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AI Models Are Getting Harder to Monitor, Says U.K. Government’s Joseph Bloom

By Rocket Drew · Nov 2, 2026 6:03pm PST
The ability to monitor AI models to detect what they’re trying to do and why is widely considered a crucial part of the effort to keep the technology operating safely. It’s also increasingly hard to do, said Joseph Bloom, the head of model transparency at the U.K. AI Security Institute. “In general, we’re seeing monitorability—in various... The ability to monitor AI models to detect what they’re trying to do and why is widely considered...
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Leading-Edge AI Models Are Losing Their Allure With Developers

By Eric Bellomo · Oct 12, 2026 1:29pm PDT
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