Nathan Lambert: new US open-weight model cuts gap with Chinese models by half
natolambert · x · 2026-10-16
AI2 researcher Nathan Lambert celebrates that US open-weight models are finally relevant again: before this release, US models lagged behind Chinese open models dating back to Feb 2026. He estimates the new model cut the gap by at least half in time terms (about 3 months), while noting more work remains.
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