TENCENT OPENS HYBRID AI MODEL HY4 TO DEVELOPERS
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Tencent has released a preview version of Tencent Hy4 and made it open-source, enabling developers to access and build with the hybrid AI model. The move reflects growing competition in the open-source AI space.
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