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On China's open source AI trajectory
Notes and predictions for the next phase of Chinese (open) AI models.
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Nathan Lambert
Ranking the Chinese Open Model Builders
From the obvious names to those to keep an eye on.
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Nathan Lambert
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Florian Brand
gpt-oss: OpenAI validates the open ecosystem (finally)
OpenAI's first open language model release since GPT 2 and what it means for the ecosystem.
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Nathan Lambert
4
Towards American Truly Open Models: The ATOM Project
Rebranding American DeepSeek into a more lasting brand. From an idea to a coalition with real impact.
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Nathan Lambert
The White House's plan for open models & AI research in the U.S.
Thoughts on the new AI Action plan, American DeepSeek, and what comes next.
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Nathan Lambert
6
Kimi K2 and when "DeepSeek Moments" become normal
One "DeepSeek Moment" wasn't enough for us to wake up, hopefully we don't need a third.
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Nathan Lambert
6
The American DeepSeek Project
What I think the next goal for the open-source AI community is.
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Nathan Lambert
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What people get wrong about the leading Chinese open models: Adoption and censorship
Narrative violations on licenses, adoption, and censorship.
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Nathan Lambert
Qwen 3: The new open standard
A wonderful release, base models, reasoners, model size scales, and all before LlamaCon.
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Nathan Lambert
Transparency and (shifting) priority stacks
What you want to be open says a lot about your ranked priorities.
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Nathan Lambert
Gemma 3, OLMo 2 32B, and the growing potential of open-source AI
Leading open-weight models and the first open-source model to clearly surpass GPT 3.5 (the very last version).
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Nathan Lambert
Making the U.S. the home for open-source AI
Open-source AI is here to stay, but it is not a given that it will be American.
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Nathan Lambert
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