Researcher Criticizes Open-Source Coalition: Beware of Pseudo-Openness from Non-Frontier Models
JJitsev · x · 2026-07-25
AI researcher Jitsev points out companies like Palantir in the discussion. He questions whether some companies touting open-source only do so because their models aren't actually close to frontier-level. He calls for an open coalition without vendor lock-in, hoping for genuine open frontier ambition for both academia and industry.
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