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Cohere’s chief AI officer: US and China will hold us ‘by the throat’ if we don’t develop local capabilities

September 28

The merger between Cohere and Aleph Alpha was signed earlier this month in a move pitched as a win for sovereignty, and opens the door for more consolidation

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