DBRX pretraining was kicked off from a Times Square Margaritaville bar, says Jonathan Frankle
jefrankle · x · 2026-09-18
Responding to a VC meme, Jonathan Frankle revealed that DBRX pretraining was kicked off from the "5 O'Clock Somewhere" Margaritaville bar in Times Square — the go-to happy hour spot for the MosaicML team. A fun bit of AI industry lore.
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