Researcher mourns loss of top open-weight advocate, fears regulatory capture
KevinKaichuang · x · 2026-11-12
TaliaRinger writes that while the stock and company will recover, losing one of the strongest advocates for open-weight models and open-source software is a real loss with no obvious replacement. She expects regulatory capture by big closed AI companies to escalate as a result.
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