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German Consortium Releases Soofi S, a Top Open-Source AI Model

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from ProPakistani ·

A German research consortium has released Soofi S, an open-source large language model for German and English. It claims to be the strongest non-Chinese open-source AI model, challenging US dominance. The model is designed to advance European AI sovereignty.

Meridian48 take
While Soofi S marks a notable step for European AI independence, its real-world performance and adoption against established US models remain to be seen.
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