Cohere
Company Overview
Cohere is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and was founded in 2019 by Aidan Gomez, Ivan Zhang, and Nick Frosst, all former researchers at Google Brain who contributed to the groundbreaking "Attention Is All You Need" paper that introduced the Transformer architecture.
History
Cohere was established with the vision of making large language models accessible to enterprises and developers. The company has raised significant funding, including a $270 million Series C round in 2023, reaching a valuation of over $2 billion. The founders' experience with Transformer models at Google Brain provided the foundation for Cohere's advanced language processing capabilities.
Mission
To democratize access to large language models and make AI-powered natural language processing accessible to businesses of all sizes, enabling them to build more intelligent and conversational applications.
Vision
To be the leading provider of enterprise-grade language AI that transforms how businesses interact with and process human language, making AI a seamless part of everyday business operations.
Values
- Innovation: Continuously pushing the boundaries of language AI technology
- Accessibility: Making advanced AI capabilities available to developers and businesses
- Responsibility: Building safe and ethical AI systems
- Collaboration: Working closely with customers to solve real-world problems
- Excellence: Delivering high-quality, reliable AI solutions
Products and Services
Cohere offers a comprehensive suite of language AI products including Command (text generation), Embed (text embeddings), Classify (text classification), Rerank (search ranking), and Generate (creative text generation). The company also provides Cohere for AI, a platform for building custom AI applications.
Latest Technologies and Trends
Cohere focuses on developing more efficient and capable language models, including multimodal capabilities, better reasoning, and improved safety measures. The company is also investing in making models more customizable for specific enterprise use cases and improving model interpretability.
Curiosities
Cohere's founders were instrumental in creating the Transformer architecture that powers most modern language models, including GPT and BERT. The company has a strong focus on enterprise applications rather than consumer products, setting it apart from many other AI companies.