‘Closing the gap with the leading frontier models isn’t just about incremental improvements.Three factors appear to matter most: model architecture, active parameter count, and the quality/scale of training data. While many open and international models continue to improve rapidly, the frontier remains highly competitive, with progress accelerating across the industry.

The pace of AI development is extraordinary, and the gap between leading models and challengers can narrow surprisingly quickly.’

Thoughts from Alistair Pullen, CEO and co-founder of Cosine on MLStreetTalk discussing the importance of a nation maintaining it digital sovereignty in the Age of Artificial Intelligence