UBI
Summary
Discusses the concept of universal basic intelligence where countries develop sovereign AI using open source models, providing free basic access to citizens while protecting data, enabling trusted products.
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Apertus – Open Foundation Model for Sovereign AI
Apertus is a fully open foundation model for sovereign AI, developed by the Swiss AI Initiative. It is open weights, open data, open science, compliant with EU AI Act, and competitive with top open models at 8B and 70B parameters, supporting over 1000 languages.