$42M Pledged to Support Open AGI
0xsachi · x · 2026-07-10
A reshared post mentions that $42M is being committed to support those "building AGI in the open."
The quoted section emphasizes a core belief: AI should belong to the people it serves. Models, weights, code, data, and evaluations should be as open as possible, capable of running on user-owned hardware, and accessible even on the cheapest phones.
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