Contrarian Bet Wins: Hugging Face Backed the Long Tail of Models
vaibhavbetter · x · 2026-08-20
Dave Fontenot recalls how Alex and Louis bet against the narrative of a single model ruling them all. While consensus focused on one legitimate model and two frontier labs, they successfully executed on the vision of a long tail of models.
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