Netherlands builds 'Dutch AI' by finetuning Qwen 3.5 27B in subsidized datacenter
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-07
Dutch outlet RTV Noord reports Groningen is building a homegrown AI over dependency concerns. Online commentary notes the approach: finetuning Qwen 3.5 27B on GPUs worth about €65 million in a subsidized local datacenter — a telling example of Chinese open-source models powering European AI sovereignty efforts.
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