SOOFI Called Out as a Mere Nemotron Reproduction
JJitsev · x · 2026-07-19
The author clarifies that SOOFI-S is essentially a reproduction of Nemotron 3, heavily relying on NVIDIA's existing open data and training code. True "sovereignty" requires more than just retraining a model on local machines; it demands a deep understanding and ability to improve the underlying data, architecture, training processes, and scaling laws.
Additionally, the SOOFI consortium is led by the team behind openGPT-X and Teuken. The current narrative feels more like "a Nemotron-3-Nano clone trained from scratch on Telekom's B200 machines."
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