VentureBeat AI17 · 2026-01-07 20:00
Nous Research's NousCoder-14B is an open-source coding model landing right in the Claude Code moment
Nous Research , the open-source artificial intelligence startup backed by crypto venture firm Paradigm , released a new competitive programming model on Monday that it says matches or exceeds several larger proprietary systems — trained in just four days using 48 of Nvidia's latest B200 graphics processors . The model, called NousCoder-14B , is another entry in a crowded field of AI coding assistants, but arrives at a particularly charged moment: Claude Code , the agentic programming tool fro...
hey.paris12 · 2026-01-07 00:00
Australia's AI Safety Institute: Lessons from the UK and US
Related: This article examines what Australia can learn from international AI safety institutes. For analysis of the Commonwealth’s AI governance failures, see Slop for the People . For state-level AI governance, see State of Play: How Australian States Are (Not) Governing AI . On 25 November 2025, Minister for Industry and Innovation Tim Ayres announced the establishment of the Australian AI Safety Institute (AISI) . With a $29.9 million commitment and operations commencing “early 2026”, Aus...