Open-Source AI Surge: Funding, Policy, and New Releases
Analysis The latest digest underscores a pivotal shift: open-source AI is no longer a niche—it’s a strategic imperative. DeepSeek’s near-$7.4B raise signals massive investor confidence in open-source models, while the EU’s sovereignty package explicitly prioritizes open-source to cut reliance on US and Chinese tech. Meanwhile, Nous Research’s Hermes Desktop and PewDiePie’s new model bring open-source … Read more