Why Enterprises Shouldn't Train Their Own Models Just Yet
graceisford · x · 2026-07-14
Sharing an article, the author's core message is that while many are currently pitching "custom-trained models," training an in-house model is usually not the first choice for most enterprises.
The article maintains that training only makes more sense at a later, more mature stage; for the vast majority of use cases, directly using models from frontier labs is entirely sufficient.
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