Debate: Should Taxpayers Back Cohere? It Depends on Hitting SOTA
khademinori · x · 2026-11-01
A debate over Cohere's value: supporters argue it builds local AI infrastructure, runs a fast-growing business on top, retains domestic AI talent, and tackles painful enterprise-market segments—so the community should back it. The poster pushes back: without models he likes there's no "we," and he doesn't want tax dollars funding it; support would come only if Cohere ships a decent SOTA model.
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