Many New Projects Are Being Built on Chinese Open-Weight Models
signulll · x · 2026-09-19
An observation notes that a large number of new projects are being built on top of Chinese open-weight models. Because these run on US-based infrastructure, developers don't even have to disclose the underlying model, highlighting how widely adopted yet quietly used Chinese open models have become overseas.
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