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Germany funds Soofi, a EUR 20 million sovereign open source AI language model

Germany's economy ministry is funding Soofi, a 100 billion parameter open source foundation model, with EUR 20 million through the 8ra initiative. A consortium led by the AI Bundesverband will train it on Deutsche Telekom's Industrial AI Cloud.

Reported Editor-read heise online, 18 November 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the finished model will match the capability of leading US or Chinese systems.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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