AnalysisAI ModelsJuly 12, 2026

6 months to live for open models

Nathan Lambert argues that the next six months will determine the fate of open-source AI models due to impending policy actions on distillation. He calls for a coalition to win on the distillation issue to avoid open models becoming permanent second-class citizens.

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