What is HRM-Text, a new frontier-level AI model built from scratch for just $1,500?

The launch of HRM-Text is potentially significant considering that training a foundational LLM from scratch costs millions of dollars and involves scraping internet-scale data.
Law

In a Gen AI First, 273 Ventures Introduces KL3M, a Built-From-Scratch Legal LLM

The KL3M family of models are the first LLMs built from first principles for commercial legal use, rather than fine-tuned, and trained on lawfully obtained, low-toxicity, copyright-friendly datasets.
Forbes

In-House Or Off-The-Shelf? A C-Suite Decision Framework For Buying Vs. Building An AI Model

Raj Neervannan is cofounder and CTO of AlphaSense, a market intelligence and search platform used by the world's leading companies. Artificial intelligence (AI), and generative AI (GenAI), in ...

India must build foundational AI models or risk becoming a mere consumer: BharatGen

Backed by a ₹1,058-crore government grant, the IIT Bombay-led consortium has built its first model from scratch, but experts ...
techtimes

Microsoft Build 2026: MAI-Thinking-1 Is First In-House Reasoning Model, Trained Without OpenAI Data

shows the logo of Microsoft displayed on the facade of the company France headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, on the outskirts of Paris, on April 24, 2026. Martin LELIEVRE/Getty Images Microsoft ...
The Free Press Journal

Microsoft Unveils Seven In-House AI Models At Build 2026, Led By Its First Reasoning Model

Microsoft used its annual Build developer conference to announce seven new AI models developed entirely in-house under the MAI brand. The launch, announced by Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman, ...