If AI models really commoditize, Google may be right to hold back its SOTA model
cocktailpeanut · x · 2026-07-26
The post argues that people who insist AI models will become commoditized are being inconsistent when they criticize Google for not shipping its SOTA model.
Its core claim is simple: if commoditization really is the future, then withholding the frontier model may actually be the smartest move, because the company avoids giving away too much too early.
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