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Baseten bets big on surging AI inference demand
Original: Baseten's $13B bet on 100x inference demand — and open source as the antidote to centralised AI
AI infrastructure company Baseten has reached a reported $13 billion valuation, with its leadership arguing that demand for model inference could grow as much as 100-fold. The company is positioning open-source AI models as a counterweight to centralised, closed AI platforms, saying cheaper and more distributed inference infrastructure will be needed as adoption spreads.
Why now: Baseten's reported $13 billion valuation and its bullish forecast for inference demand are drawing attention amid an AI infrastructure funding boom.
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- Baseten's $13B bet on 100x inference demand — and open source as the antidote to centralised AI · Dealroom
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