Concept
open models
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In the news
America’s sloppiness could boost China’s AI race
Transformer · Aug 14, 2026
State of Open Models: Summer 2026 Observations
Hugging Face · Aug 14, 2026
In-region inference, open models, and new European infrastructure for sovereign AI.
Mistral AI · Aug 11, 2026
5 useful things you'll learn in my new post-training textbook (shipping now!)
Interconnects · Aug 10, 2026
Latest open artifacts (#23): Laguna S2.1, Inkling, & Kimi K3 show the utility of open models on the Pareto frontier
Interconnects · Aug 2, 2026
Open models recap: more on Kimi K3, Qwen 3.8, Xi's WAIC speech, distillation, the open-closed gap, and what's next
Interconnects · Jul 22, 2026
Nemotron Labs: How Open Models Give Enterprises and Nations AI They Can Trust, Control and Customize
NVIDIA AI · Jul 14, 2026
How Open Models Are Driving AI Research
NVIDIA AI · Jul 6, 2026