Cohere launches North 2, an enterprise AI control room for any model

cohere has introduced north 2, an enterprise ai control room designed to work with any model, enabling multi-step workflows and context retention across sessions. the platform features a revamped orchestration system that coordinates agents tapping into shared knowledge libraries and reusable skills, connecting to tools like slack, sharepoint, and jira. north 2 also generates presentations, dashboards, and simple apps from text prompts. it can be run on-premises, in the cloud, or fully air-gapped. cohere's platform is model-agnostic, supporting its own models like command a+, as well as customer models. admins manage token usage, user quotas, and access rights with 'north admin'. the platform requests human approval for critical agent actions. cohere targets government agencies and regulated industries seeking ai control, having recently acquired aleph alpha.