I am personally surprised the Chinese state continues to allow the open sourcing of models this good

well...that's communism to you!

Open-weight models are inherently decelerationist, and I'm continually surprised to see the so-called "accelerationists" so excited about open-weight models

"why nerds like open-source and auditable software rather than closed software? microsoft is better than linux!"

AI is a "public good" which will ultimately be provided by the state as a kind of "digital public infrastructure." This future strikes me as a dystopian hellscape

probably it's a hellscape if you're a shareholder in the bubble and you're expecting someone holding the bag

Many accelerationists do not view the creation and serving of frontier models as a legitimate business

AI is not a legitimate business

It's probably true that open-weight models of this capability make the world a bit more dangerous

it's not an article about china without "but at what cost?"