Open Weights Still OK, but Pressure the Inference Layer? AI Circle Debates
willcb · x · 2026-09-13
Joshua Saxe says he long believed openness and diffusion was the right strategy for a good cyber equilibrium in the AI era, but is now reconsidering. His loosely held view: keep supporting open weights for the foreseeable future while preparing heavy pressure on inference providers (Together, Fireworks, and closed labs). Discussion also notes the reported Stripe acquisition of OpenRouter looking smarter by the day—"an unlikely savior."
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