Chinese open models closing on US frontier, gap reportedly down to 4.4 months
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-17
Per an industry news item (#14), Chinese open-weight models are rapidly closing on US frontier models, with the gap reportedly down to just 4.4 months. Thread context also mentions the EU's plan to protect under-15s, targeting social networks, games, and AI chatbots.
Related event: Mozilla Report: Open-Weight Models Now Just ~4 Months Behind Frontier(9 posts)→
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