Macrocosmos starts a permissionless 16B model training run across three continents
markjeffrey · x · 2026-07-28
A 16B model is now training live across three continents in a permissionless run
Macrocosmos says Orion-16B is now training live on @IOTASN9 as the next stage of Project Orion. The run is described as:
- globally distributed across three continents
- heterogeneous and permissionless
- owned by no single entity
The team says the coming weeks will focus on the engineering, research, and systems behind the training setup, plus the providers powering it and the moments that prove the infrastructure holds.
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