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Sources: several Western open-weight models are set to launch this month, including Reflection AI's first model, which will rival top Chinese open-weight models (Bradley Olson/Axios)

A closely watched Nvidia-backed startup called Reflection is preparing to shake up the AI race with a powerful open-weight system …

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