A Hacker News thread with 947 points argues that China's open-weight model strategy is gaining global traction, threatening US dominance.
Take: Open-weight is a ruthless move against closed-source giants. Silicon Valley needs to wake up.
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A Hacker News thread with 947 points argues that China's open-weight model strategy is gaining global traction, threatening US dominance.
Take: Open-weight is a ruthless move against closed-source giants. Silicon Valley needs to wake up.
Moonshot and Alibaba release models rivaling OpenAI and Anthropic at a fraction of the cost, narrowing the US lead.
Take: Price wars plus performance wars — US giants' margins are getting squeezed.