@GergelyOrosz: What happens when the most capable coding model (Fable / GPT-5.6) is banned by the US government, and the sending most …
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A speculative tweet by Gergely Orosz ponders the impact if the US bans the most capable coding model (Fable/GPT-5.6), suggesting businesses would shift to the next best open model (GLM-5.2) via inference providers for a cheaper and better alternative.
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What happens when the most capable coding model (Fable / GPT-5.6) is banned by the US government, and the sending most capable is an open model?
What happens: a LOT of businesses and devs simply move to use the open model (GLM-5.2) via inference providers. Cheaper + better! https://t.co/k7dpOZMGqF
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