REFLECTION RAISES $2B TO BE AMERICA'S OPEN FRONTIER AI LAB, CHALLENGING DEEPSEEK

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Reflection raised $2 billion at an $8 billion valuation to challenge established AI labs by developing open-source frontier models. Founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers, the startup aims to release a high-powered language model next year. The company will share model weights publicly while capitalizing on enterprise and government clients for revenue.