Toby Walsh: 26 Countries Now Building Foundational Models
TobyWalsh · x · 2026-08-13
AI researcher Toby Walsh points out that building foundational models is no longer exclusive to the US and China. He highlights that 26 countries have successfully built them from scratch with low costs in the millions and lean engineering teams of just a dozen people.
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