Open-Source LLMs Don't Guarantee Runability
AIandDesign · x · 2026-07-09
The author argues that even if models are open-sourced, running ultra-large models on standard hardware remains highly challenging. Therefore, the availability of an OSS version does not equate to practical deployability. They also suggest that Chinese models could play a key role in filling this gap.
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