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The 'DeepSeek of the West' finally has a model
The “DeepSeek of the West,” Reflection AI, debuts Beam as its first open model, challenging China’s dominance in open-weight AI after years of development.
By Zach Mink, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer MossalgueThe Rundown AI Blog
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Originally published by The Rundown AI Blog on Oct 6, 2026.
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