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Tag: Open vs. Closed AI
Ai2 Brings $152M Federally Backed AI Computing Cluster Online
The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) said Thursday that its federally backed AI computing cluster is now online, marking the first milestone of a $152 million program to build open AI models for scientific research. The project, called the Open Multimodal AI Infrastructure for Science (NSF OMAI), is backed by the U.S. National Science Foundation […]
Ai2’s MolmoAct 2 Is the Open Robot Model Built for the Real World
In the race to build robots that can work reliably in the physical world, proprietary models have held a clear advantage. However, that edge is narrowing. The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) on Thursday released its next-generation MolmoAct model, which outperforms popular rival, Physical Intelligence’s (PI) π0.5, across simulations, zero-shot real-world tasks, and third-party evaluations. […]
Ai2 Challenges the Status Quo in Coding Agents with SERA, an Open-Source Model Built for Specialization and Scale
Coding agents are everywhere. What was once a handful of experimental tools has become a crowded field spanning GitHub (Copilot), OpenAI (Codex), Google (Jules), Anthropic (Claude Code), AWS (Kiro), Vercel (v0), Salesforce (Agentforce Vibes), and a growing roster of startups, each promising to change how software gets written. Now, nonprofit AI lab Ai2 is entering […]
Ai2’s OlmoEarth Opens the Door to Accessible, Open-Source Earth AI
The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) is announcing the release of OlmoEarth, a new platform featuring an open multimodal foundation model pre-trained on approximately 10 terabytes of global satellite and sensor data. Developers can utilize this AI to gain a better understanding of what’s happening to our planet, as it democratizes access to insights that […]
Ai2 Releases Tulu 3 to Unlock the Open-Source Post-Training Black Box
Ai2 has introduced an addition to its Tulu suite of models to level the playing field between open-source and proprietary closed models in post-training performance. Coming nearly a year after its predecessor, Tulu 3 aims to help models avoid forgetting core skills when undergoing specialized training, such as following instructions, coding, doing math, having knowledge […]
Ai2: The AI House That Paul Allen Built
When it comes to artificial intelligence, giants like OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, and Amazon often dominate the spotlight, leaving little room for other key players. Yet, one company has been quietly researching AI for over a decade, is based outside Silicon Valley, and is helping lead the charge for the technology’s openness. Called Ai2, this […]
Llama, Llama, Llama: Everything About Meta’s New AI Model
As I’m writing this week’s newsletter and listening to Taylor Swift’s latest album—which has its own AI controversy—I’m astonished at how jam-packed the news cycle has been. Stanford University released a massive and informative report that gives us a pulse on where AI stands today. Google is undergoing a reorganization to align its AI efforts […]