Ampersand debuts first model '&', built on long-horizon simulation stack
niloofar_mire · x · 2026-10-21
Startup Ampersand announced its first model, '&', aimed at models that deeply understand and collaborate with humans. The team built a training stack for very long-horizon simulations powered by Persimmon, with plans across systems, simulations, evals, algorithms and products.
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