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Nathan Lambert Discusses Chinese Labs’ Open Model Weight Release Timelines

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Nathan Lambert said Chinese open model labs have consistently released model weights when promised, and predicted that one of them will eventually miss a promised timeline. He linked to a post saying K3.1 weights were released under a license gated by model-as-a-service access and revenue.

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  1. Nathan Lambert Says Chinese Open Model Labs Have Met Their Weight Release Promises

    Nathan Lambert says Chinese open model labs have consistently delivered weights on their promised schedules, but predicts that one will eventually back out of a model timeline. He links to a post stating that K3.1 weights dropped under a MaaS and revenue gated license.

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