The baton of open source AI models has been passed on between several companies over the years since ChatGPT debuted in late 2022, from Meta with its Llama family to Chinese labs like Qwen and z.ai.
The trend toward small language models is accelerating as Arcee AI announced its $24M Series A funding only 6 months after announcing its $5.5M seed round in January 2024. The company also announced ...