Archive - Interconnects AI

Open models in perpetual catch-up

The open-closed gap, distillation, innovation timescales, how open models win, specialized models, what’s missing, etc.

Feb 17 • Nathan Lambert

Opus 4.6, Codex 5.3, and the post-benchmark era

On comparing models in 2026.

Feb 9 • Nathan Lambert

Why Nvidia builds open models with Bryan Catanzaro

Interconnects interview #17 on the past, present, and future of the Nemotron project.

Feb 4 • Nathan Lambert

1:07:41

Latest open artifacts (#18): Arcee's 400B MoE, LiquidAI's underrated 1B model, new Kimi, and anticipation of a busy month

Tons of useful "niche" models and anticipation of big releases coming soon.

Feb 2 • Florian Brand and Nathan Lambert

January 2026

Thoughts on the job market in the age of LLMs

On standing out and finding gems.

Jan 30 • Nathan Lambert

Arcee AI goes all-in on open models built in the U.S.

Interconnects interview #16 to celebrate the release of Trinity Large.

Jan 27 • Nathan Lambert

1:12:15

Get Good at Agents

The tools are getting so powerful that we need to change how we scope, manage, and approach our work.

Jan 21 • Nathan Lambert

Use multiple models

The new meta for getting the most out of AI in 2026.

Jan 11 • Nathan Lambert

Claude Code Hits Different

Coding agents cross a meaningful threshold with Opus 4.5.

Jan 9 • Nathan Lambert

8 plots that explain the state of open models

Measuring the impact of Qwen, DeepSeek, Llama, GPT-OSS, Nemotron, and all of the new entrants to the ecosystem.

Jan 7 • Nathan Lambert

Latest open artifacts (#17): NVIDIA, Arcee, Minimax, DeepSeek, Z.ai and others close an eventful year on a high note

Ending the year with a bang.

Jan 5 • Florian Brand and Nathan Lambert

December 2025

Open models: Hot or Not with Nathan Lambert & Florian Brand

A recording from Nathan Lambert's live video

Dec 18, 2025 • Nathan Lambert and Florian Brand

37:37

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