SMRTR AIJul 29, 2026ZDNet

Open weights vs. closed: An AI civil war's afoot, and the stakes are existential

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A fierce battle is underway between open-weight AI models and proprietary ones. China's Kimi K3 nearly matches GPT-5.6 in speed, alarming U.S. officials. Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Nvidia back open weights, while Anthropic and OpenAI resist, fearing cheaper rivals will destroy their business models.

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