Why Chinese models should push U.S. open alternatives
garrytan · x · 2026-07-20
A retweeted Stratechery take on the wave of concern around Chinese models:
- The argument is that frontier U.S. labs will still be fine.
- The real need is to strengthen open U.S. alternatives.
- It frames the issue as an ecosystem and competition problem, not a panic about model quality alone.
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