Beff Jezos says the fight is about Chinese models, not open source itself
beffjezos · x · 2026-07-21
Beff Jezos says the controversy is about Chinese models, not open source in general.
He argues there should be no FUD about American open-source models, and pushes back on the idea that the broader open-source debate should be dragged into the China-specific dispute. The quoted reply also says the two issues should not be conflated: open source is foundational to a healthy AI industry, while the Chinese case is more complicated and involves concerns like subsidy and dumping.
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