Open models are fine, but the U.S. wants frontier open models from U.S. companies
BenBajarin · x · 2026-07-25
The author argues the concern is not that open models are bad, but that from a U.S. nation-state perspective, the preference is for open models from U.S.-based companies. They also expect that models competing at the frontier will still arrive.
The post is essentially a strategic take on the geopolitics of open models and where frontier competition is headed, rather than a product or technical release.
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