Beam challenges Chinese AI rivals

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Artificial Intelligence: Reflection AI Unveils Open-Source AI Model

The US startup plans to take on the major AI developers with its Beam model. It has financial backing from a chipmaker.

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Greg Linden

@glinden.bsky.social

Unless the expensive models are much better, which they aren't, everyone is going to use the cheaper, smaller, specialized, open source models. If so, they'll be a only a tiny business in selling models and at least x1/4 the size business in selling compute and hardware.

October 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM

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Financial Times

Reflection AI boosts US ambition to compete with Chinese ‘open’ models

Start-up claims new model Beam is on par with leading Chinese competitor as battle with Beijing intensifies

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Graham Webster

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Come say hi Wednesday at 3:30 in SF. I'll be joining a panel on Chinese LLMs and what they and their governance means in the world.
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October 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM

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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator

@ndgree.bsky.social

I really hope AI doesn’t ruin it. Japan has excellent ones as well but unlike the Chinese it’s because they can’t be arsed to try. English is more decoration then communication.

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Reflection AI boosts US ambition to compete with Chinese ‘open’ models

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