OpenMed PII models top independent zero-shot masking benchmark

Teams handling sensitive text can now deploy state-of-the-art PII redaction on their own hardware with Apache 2.0-licensed models instead of sending data to closed services.

WE DID IT! 1st & 2nd. An independent benchmark just ranked PII-masking models, zero-shot, on the English board. Top two: OpenMed PII models. 4 of the top 5. Apache 2.0, running on your own hardware. Open source wins again. What other models do you need to stay fully local?

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