Deep Dive: Open-weight models now within ~4 months of best closed frontier models
markjeffrey · x · 2026-09-19
Chamath shared a deep-dive report on the open vs. closed AI race, finding that open-weight models have come within roughly four months of the best publicly evaluated closed frontier models, with the gap becoming increasingly volatile. Mark Jeffrey says he'll read the full report.
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