Nathan Lambert Says MOCOM’s Statement Could Ease Open-Source Technology Exports

What happened

Seems very important, as tons of people are tweeting about the end of bigger open models from China due to this from MOCOM, but there's a statement intending to make it easier for open source technology. Much hinges on implementation and how "near automatic" approval would work. https://twitter.com/ZilanQian/status/2111073916194013274

The story so far

Nathan Lambert pointed to a MOCOM statement he described as intended to ease open-source technology exports, while saying its significance depends on implementation and how “near automatic” approval would work. Lambert contrasted that stated intent with posts predicting the end of larger open models from China because of MOCOM’s action. His assessment leaves the practical outcome dependent on how the approval process operates.

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