Podcast maps the open-model race across Kimi, Qwen, GLM and Chinese labs
natolambert · x · 2026-07-22
A new podcast with @xeophon digs into the current open-model landscape, with chapters covering:
- Kimi K3, GLM 5.2, Qwen 3.8 and how they stack up in practice
- Why Chinese models have become so strong
- Data, environments, and a tour of Chinese labs
- The U.S. open-model ecosystem
- The open-vs-closed gap, distillation, and the cybersecurity argument against bans
- Predictions for a frontier tier list and what comes next
The host says they plan to keep publishing more episodes on @interconnectsai.
Related event: Podcast Explores the Rise of Chinese Open-Source AI Models(3 posts)→
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