Doomer panic from big AI labs correlates directly with rising open-weight competitors
elmanmansimov · x · 2026-09-10
The author observes that the volume of doomer panic from big AI labs is directly correlated with the ever-rising performance of open-weight models and other competitors — implying big labs amplify risk narratives as competition intensifies.
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