Nvidia is in talks to buy the lab behind America's new open model.
The Financial Times reported on Saturday that Nvidia is in early talks to buy or further back Reflection AI. Nvidia has already invested about $800 million in the startup, which unveiled its free model Beam last Monday. Neither company commented, and sources said the talks could still fall apart.
Why it mattersReflection sold Beam as a model you could run without depending on a tech giant. If the biggest AI chipmaker ends up owning it, that promise deserves a second look.
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