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title: "A look at London-based AI startup Cosine, which is building a frontier model with UK government backing, as some question if it has the talent and resources (Financial Times)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/a-look-at-london-based-ai-startup-cosine-which-is-building-a-frontier-275ae323
published: 2026-08-11T09:55:01.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# A look at London-based AI startup Cosine, which is building a frontier model with UK government backing, as some question if it has the talent and resources (Financial Times)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-08-11 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/a-look-at-london-based-ai-startup-cosine-which-is-building-a-frontier-275ae323

Financial Times : A look at London-based AI startup Cosine, which is building a frontier model with UK government backing, as some question if it has the talent and resources — Britain's bid to build a "sovereign" AI model rests with a London start-up of about 30 employees that has raised just $15mn.

In this story: [Sovereign AI](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/sovereign-ai), [UK Government](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/uk-government)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/260811/p7#a260811p7)

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