Latest open artifacts (#22): Zyphra, Cohere, and Poolside are expanding the breadth of the ecosystem

A trend we continue to see in open model releases is that the ecosystem is becoming more diverse, with an increasing number of organizations releasing a wide range of models. A year ago, open artifacts and the open model landscape more broadly were dominated by a handful of (Chinese) players. This has shifted, with us increasingly featuring more niche companies all over the world.While it is hard to know the exact motivations of the companies themselves, we can broadly observe the following cate...