Open Weights Will Push Investment Downstream
inductionheads · x · 2026-07-18
The core argument is that **open weights will push investment downstream** due to the shifting division of labor between local continuous learning and "centralized large models." Additionally, open-source models will boost inference-side demand. The author believes this means the industry as a whole is still trending towards "accelerationism."
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