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Bezos-backed Humans& AI lab releases first model, Ampersand v0.1

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The AI lab Humans&, founded by Jeff Bezos and backed by Nvidia, has released its first model, Ampersand v0.1. This group-chat AI was built upon Z.ai's Chinese open model, GLM 5.3, and is accessible via API. AI

IMPACT Marks the entry of a new player into the AI model landscape, potentially increasing competition and innovation.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Bezos-backed Humans& AI lab releases first model, Ampersand v0.1

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · madrobotblog ·

    Bezos-backed AI lab humans& built its first model on a Chinese open model humans&, the $4.48B lab backed by Nvidia and Jeff Bezos, released Ampersand v0.1, a gr

    Bezos-backed AI lab humans& built its first model on a Chinese open model humans&, the $4.48B lab backed by Nvidia and Jeff Bezos, released Ampersand v0.1, a group-chat AI model built on Z.ai’s Chinese GLM 5.3, via API. # humansand # OpenSource # AI https:// madrobot.blog/2026/10…

    LINKS madrobot.blog/…/humans-and-ampersand-v0-1…

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