Humans& Launches Persimmon, a User Simulation Model Built on NVIDIA Nemotron
niloofar_mire · x · 2026-09-11
Startup Humans& has launched Persimmon, a user simulation model built on NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Ultra, designed to realistically model how people communicate and interact.
Targeted use cases:
- Agent training: giving AI agents more realistic human counterparts to practice against
- Evaluation: replacing human testers with simulated users to cut evaluation costs
Early observers call it a promising step toward more realistic user simulation.
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