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内容总结：

加拿大AI实验室Cohere收购德国公司Aleph Alpha，押注“主权AI”市场

（本报讯）为满足全球对自主可控人工智能系统日益增长的需求，加拿大人工智能实验室Cohere宣布收购德国AI公司Aleph Alpha。双方未披露交易具体财务细节，但表示合并后的实体将以Cohere品牌运营，整合Cohere的AI规模优势与Aleph Alpha的顶尖科研实力及产业网络。

随着市场对美中AI巨头主导地位的担忧加剧，AI主权问题正引发广泛关注。此次跨国合作旨在为寻求摆脱美中技术垄断的客户提供“真正独立、企业级的主权AI替代方案”。双方将整合工程人才与计算资源，加速下一代前沿模型与系统开发。

Cohere首席执行官艾丹·戈麦斯在声明中表示：“全球企业正要求对其AI技术栈拥有不容妥协的控制权。此次跨大西洋联盟将提供满足这一需求所需的大规模算力、强大基础设施及世界级研发人才。”Aleph Alpha联合首席执行官伊尔汗·舍尔则强调：“我们在打造真正的制衡力量，让不愿将AI控制权外包给单一供应商或司法管辖区的机构，能获得强大且可控的、真正属于他们自己的AI。”

新实体将重点为金融、国防、能源、制造、电信、医疗等高度监管行业量身定制AI系统。财务支持方面，德国施瓦茨集团计划领投Cohere即将进行的E轮融资，提供6亿美元结构性融资承诺。该投资还将强化与施瓦茨旗下云平台STACKIT的合作，后者预计将成为欧洲主权AI部署的关键基础设施层。

Cohere成立于2019年，此前已从英伟达、AMD等投资者处筹集16亿美元。

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合作双方希望打造一套以区域独立性和合规性为优先的AI技术栈。
加拿大AI实验室Cohere收购了德国AI公司Aleph Alpha，旨在满足日益增长的自主可控AI系统需求。

尽管交易财务细节未予披露，但双方表示，此次合作（将以Cohere品牌运营）将整合Cohere的AI规模化能力与Aleph Alpha的“卓越研究实力”及其网络资源。
“这一举措体现共同愿景：在AI技术日益集中的时代，为全球提供独立、企业级的自主可控替代方案。”双方在声明中表示。

此举正值各国对AI主权问题的担忧加剧，美国与中国AI巨头的市场主导地位受到愈发严格的审视。
通过强强联合，合作方瞄准那些希望摆脱美中两国AI技术集中格局、优先考虑区域控制权的客户。同时，双方将整合两地的工程人才与计算资源，以加速下一代前沿模型与系统的研发。

“全球组织机构正要求对其AI技术栈拥有绝对控制权。”Cohere首席执行官Aidan Gomez在声明中表示，“本次跨大西洋合作将释放实现这一需求所需的大规模能力、坚实基础设施及世界级研发人才。”
“我们正在为那些拒绝将AI控制权外包给单一供应商或司法辖区的组织构建真正的制衡力量。”Aleph Alpha联合首席执行官Ilhan Scheer在声明中表示，“（我们）让欧洲机构与企业能够获得强大且可控、真正属于他们自己的AI系统。”

尤为值得注意的是，新实体将专注于为金融、国防、能源、制造、电信及医疗等高度监管行业定制AI解决方案。
施瓦茨集团为该计划提供财务支持，计划以6亿美元结构化融资承诺领投Cohere即将进行的E轮融资。
这笔投资还将深化与施瓦茨集团旗下云平台STACKIT的合作关系，该平台预计将成为欧洲主权AI部署的关键基础设施层。

成立于2019年的Cohere此前已从英伟达、AMD等投资者处筹集16亿美元资金。

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The partners hope to provide an AI stack that prioritizes regional independence and regulatory compliance.
Canadian AI lab Cohere has acquired German AI company Aleph Alpha, in a bid to meet rising demand for sovereign AI systems.
Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, though the companies said the alliance (which will operate under the Cohere name) will combine Cohere’s AI scale with Aleph Alpha’s “strong research excellence” and network.
“The initiative reflects a shared vision: to provide the world with an independent, enterprise-grade sovereign alternative in an era of growing AI concentration,” the companies said in a release.
The development comes as concerns about AI sovereignty are on the rise, with increased scrutiny over the market dominance of both U.S. and Chinese AI giants.
By joining forces, the partners are targeting customers seeking independence from this concentration of AI technology in the U.S. and China and prioritizing regional control. Engineering talent and computational resources from the two regions will also be pooled under the deal to accelerate the development of next-generation frontier models and systems.
“Organizations globally are demanding uncompromising control over their AI stack,” Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez said in a statement. “This transatlantic partnership unlocks the massive scale, robust infrastructure, and world-class R&D talent required to meet that demand.”
“We are building a real counterweight for organizations that refuse to outsource control over their AI to a single provider or jurisdiction,” Ilhan Scheer, co-CEO of Aleph Alpha, said in a statement. “[We are] giving European institutions and enterprises access to powerful, yet controllable AI they can truly own.”
In particular, the new entity is aimed at providing AI systems tailored for highly regulated sectors such as finance, defense, energy, manufacturing, telecommunications and healthcare.
Backing the initiative financially is Schwarz Group, which plans to lead Cohere’s upcoming Series E round with a $600 million structured financing commitment.
The investment will also strengthen ties with Schwarz Group’s cloud platform, STACKIT, which is expected to serve as a key infrastructure layer for sovereign AI deployments in Europe.
Founded in 2019, Cohere previously raised $1.6 billion from investors including Nvidia and AMD.