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I cant help rooting for tiny open source AI model ...

Arcee is a tiny 26-person U. S.

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I cant help rooting for tiny open source AI model ...
Source: TechCrunch

What’s Happening

So basically Startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM.

And it’s gaining popularity with OpenClaw users. Startup that built a massive, 400B-parameter open source LLM on a $20 million shoestring budget , has dropped its new reasoning model. (let that sink in)

Arcee calls the model Trinity Large Thinking — and its the most capable open-weight model ever dropped by a non-Chinese company, claims CEO Mark McQuade to TechCrunch.

Why This Matters

As that comment implies, Arcee has a goal that I cant help but root for: It wants to give U. And Western companies a model that gives them no reason to use a Chinese-based one.

This is part of the broader shift happening across the tech industry right now.

The Bottom Line

This story is still developing, and we’ll keep you updated as more info drops.

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