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Cohere, a Toronto-based enterprise AI company, has announced a strategic partnership with Thales Canada, the subsidiary of the French defence company Thales. This collaboration aims to provide artificial intelligence solutions to the Royal Canadian Navy, enhancing operation and maintenance contracts with the Department of National Defence. Cohere’s AI, recognized for its cybersecurity focus, will be integrated with Thales’ AI accelerator division, cortAIx, to deliver secure AI solutions for Canada’s maritime forces. The partnership is part of a larger initiative to responsibly deploy AI in national defence and optimize support for naval operations. Cohere, founded in 2019 by former Google researchers, is distinguished in the AI sector for developing large language models (LLMs) that power various applications. The company has previously partnered with healthcare, financial services, and US defence sectors. With a recent valuation of $7 billion USD, Cohere is considering an initial public offering (IPO) soon.