@tchambers so I just finished reading Empire of AI and they talk A LOT about the cost in compute and time to train models. I think we're going to see one of two things in the next 3-5 years. Either the Open models just can't afford to spend to train like the major American AI labs are doing and the gap gradually widens again (scaling laws rule and if you can't scale 🤷). Or the other alternative, US firms blow their $$$ and time and don't get anywhere faster. Running faster is not a great plan!