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Nous Research

Nous Research is an applied AI research group that develops and releases open-source AI models, datasets, and tools to democratize artificial intelligence. Their work includes projects like the Psyche Network for open infrastructure and various Hermes models, sometimes involving on-chain components.
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Current stage: Series A15 current maintainers11 active leads2 new active leads5 lead step-downs3 early lead departures

Maintainer signals as of Aug 10, 2026


Nous Research


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Nous Research is a decentralized AI collective building open-source large language models (LLMs) and infrastructure through distributed training across global idle computing resources. Leveraging the Solana blockchain for coordination and incentives, Nous develops human-centric models like Hermes 3, pioneering methods for decentralized GPU training and resilience against data poisoning.

Category: AI