DFM Mimir v1: An Open HRM Delivering Frontier Performance at 1B Parameters Using Only Permissible Post-Training Data
Current large language model development relies on massive, often non-permissible datasets, creating a high barrier for researchers committed to open-source and ethically sourced data. We introduce Mimir v1, a 1-billion-parameter language model based on the Hierarchical Reasoning Model (HRM) architecture, that is trained from scratch and delivers highly competitive performance for English and sets a new state of the art for Danish using only permissible post-training data. 5 4B and Gemma 4 E2B, tested across 20 benchmarks for English, Math & Code and Danish. Authors: Peter Schneider-Kamp, Jacob Nielsen, Gianluca Barmina.
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Read this for the paper's specific claim in Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning: Current large language model development relies on massive, often non-permissible datasets, creating a high barrier for researchers committed to open-source and ethically sourced data.
