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Western open-weight models still can’t beat China: Chinese open-weight AI models offer high capability at significantly lower costs than U.S. frontier systems. (restofworld.org)
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[–] [S] 12 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Open weight AI absolutely matters if the question is who gets to shape the AI ecosystem. A slightly better closed model wins a benchmark: a good open model can be adapted, audited and run without paying a Silicon Valley landlord. And yes, training data transparency should apply to both Chinese and Western labs. That’s not a contradiction: it’s the point. Still: FOSAI » OWAI » ClosedAI

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago* (1 child)

    I‘m not sure what gets to shape the AI ecosystem in the long run and I doubt anyone does but open-weights probably isn‘t it right now considering everyone uses either Claude orChatGPT. I don‘t think open-weights matters all that much in the AI race right now given that the models lack behind. Seems like an artificial race to me anyway. I think its really about building more and more of these shitty data centers everywhere because they will find use cases for them after the AI fad is over.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 days ago* (3 children)

    Who owns the compute? The models are irrelevant without the hardware. Leaving you stuck in corpo land.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    You. Smaller models are getting more and more capable.

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