{
  "id": 12157923,
  "title": "Künstliche Intelligenz: Talent und die Expertise für wettbewerbsfähige KI-Modelle: Aleph Alpha veröffentlicht „Kolibri“",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/kunstliche-intelligenz-talent-und-die-expertise-fur-wettbewerbsfahige",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:16:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/ki/ki-aleph-alpha-veroeffentlicht-neues-sprachmodell-kolibri/100259581.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Düsseldorf - After a tumultuous year, Aleph Alpha repositioned itself at the start of the new year, focusing on its past expertise: CEO Ilhan Scheer announced the company would once again train its own AI models. Now, the Heidelberg-based enterprise unveiled its first language model since August 2024, named \"Kolibri.\" Interested parties can download, adapt, and test it on the platform Hugging Face. This release comes at a crucial point for the company, as it is on the verge of a de facto takeover by the Canadian AI firm Cohere. Until regulatory approval is granted, Aleph Alpha operates independently. The timing of Kolibri's announcement, coinciding with Germany's Unity Day, is seen as a statement of technological sovereignty. Scheer, who will soon become Chief Operating Officer of Cohere, states, \"Kolibri demonstrates that we in Germany have the talent and expertise to develop competitive AI models.\" Over the past years, Aleph Alpha has primarily focused on developing Pharia, a system for operating and utilizing AI in businesses.",
  "summary": "Aleph Alpha hatte sich aus dem Rennen um die leistungsfähigsten KI-Modelle zurückgezogen. Nun meldet sich das Unternehmen zurück und will zeigen, dass Europa konkurrenzfähige KI entwickeln kann.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Künstliche Intelligenz: Amazon investiert mehr als der deutsche Staat – wer kann diese Macht begrenzen?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/kunstliche-intelligenz-amazon-investiert-mehr-als-der-deutsche-staat",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:28:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}