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Re:The current balance of power in open models by verdverm on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @06:43PM (#49809306)
This is a prepared statement for congress by Nathan Lambert, author of https://rlhfbook.com/ and AllenAi employee (one of the few who have shared their models as open source)
Re:The current balance of power in open models by spindump8930 on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @09:27PM (#49810546)
Unfortunately Nathan recently left AI2, along with some of the leadership most involved in their truly open models. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/allen-institute-for-ai-ceo-ali...
Re:The current balance of power in open models by natolambert on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @11:11AM (#49817380)
I did leave ai2, but I'm still in the open-source, non profit sector :)
Re:The current balance of power in open models by spindump8930 on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @02:15PM (#49820255)
Thanks for what you've done and continue to do for the ecosystem!