Ai2: the next Olmo model is already training, fully open-model commitment unchanged
sewon__min · x · 2026-10-09
Ai2's ibeltagy reports repeated questions at COLM 2026 about whether the institute is still building Olmo models. He acknowledges an up-and-down year but says the next Olmo is already training, with the team and compute growing, and Ai2 remains committed to fully open models the community relies on.
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