Nous Research launches Hermes Desktop v0.15.2 — native cross-platform GUI for its open-source self-improving AI agent
Moving Hermes from terminal-only to a native GUI lowers the adoption barrier significantly; combined with its $1B Paradigm-backed valuation, this signals Nous is executing a mainstream distribution push for its decentralized-AI stack ahead of any token event.
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