Nous Research unveils Arete-27B, a post-trained model built to reduce Chinese AI propaganda

Nous Research fine-tuned a Qwen base model to cut its propaganda rate from 22% to 1%, naming the result after a classical Greek concept of virtue. Nous Research has released Arete-27B, a fine-tuned language model built on a Qwen base that the company describes as an effort to reinforce Western values on a Chinese-trained foundation. The headline result: a propaganda rate reduced from 22% to 1%, with no significant loss in general performance. The name is deliberately chosen. Arete, written in Greek as ἀρετή, is the classical concept of excellence and virtue, specifically the full realization of something’s highest potential.

Source: Crypto Briefing