Nathan Lambert shares state-of-open-models essay expanding on his Congressional testimony
natolambert · x · 2026-09-21
Nathan Lambert published "The current balance of power in open models," the expanded form of remarks prepared for briefing US Congressional members and staff, surveying the open/open-weight model landscape through the lens of US-China competition.
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