Cohere backs open-weight models and says AI should not become oligarchic
nickfrosst · x · 2026-07-26
Cohere says it signed on to the initiative because AI should be controlled by the people who use it, not concentrated as tech-oligarchy power.
The company also says this is why it keeps shipping open-weight and open-source models, and that it will continue doing so.
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