Hugging Face Beam: 501B open model you can actually own
from The AI Daily Roundup
ALEX: Welcome to The AI Daily Roundup for October 17th, 2026. Half a trillion parameters — and you can download every single one of them. Hugging Face just dropped Beam, a 501-billion-parameter open model pitched on ownership rather than API access. SARAH: That's the largest openly available model a…
Embed this episode
No transcript yet.
Frequently asked questions
How long is this episode of The AI Daily Roundup?
This episode is 11 minutes long.
When was this The AI Daily Roundup episode published?
This episode was published on October 17, 2026.
Can I download this The AI Daily Roundup episode?
Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.