Humans& launches Persimmon, a large-scale model built to realistically simulate how people talk
gharik · x · 2026-09-11
- Humans& has introduced Persimmon, which it calls the first large-scale model designed to realistically simulate how people talk and interact.
- The team frames it as bringing AI's focus back to humans: building models that develop empathy and understanding, which they see as central to safe, careful, collaborative AI.
- A notable new release positioning itself apart from the general capability race.
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