Open-weight models are inherently decelerationist for the AI race, which is why it's surprising that self-described accelerationists are so enthusiastic about them.

Dean Ball, quoted by Lambert, argues open-weight models slow the frontier by cutting into the margins and capital that closed labs need to fund ever-larger training runs. ✦ AI generated

Dean Ball · Interconnects · 2026-07-20 · original ↗

Open-weight models are inherently decelerationist, and I'm continually surprised to see the so-called "accelerationists" so excited about open-weight models.

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