LeCun on Open Weights and Kimi's Performance
Polymarket · x · 2026-07-19
Yann LeCun responded that Linux and the internet succeeded precisely because they were "ungovernable" and open; open-weight foundation models for AI will follow the exact same principle.
The post he replied to also noted that Kimi is a very strong model, appearing nearly on par with the best public models from Q1 2026 in agentic coding scenarios. However, it seems to consume a massive amount of tokens and might not be as cheap as the public assumes.
Related event: LeCun: Open-Weight AI Will Succeed Like Linux Through Openness(7 posts)→
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