@Yuchenj_UW: It's weird that the US still doesn’t have a truly competitive open-source model lab. It’s clearly not a money problem. …
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The post questions why the US lacks a competitive open-source AI lab despite having ample funding and superior access to high-end GPUs like B200s and B300s compared to Chinese labs.
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It’s weird that the US still doesn’t have a truly competitive open-source model lab.
It’s clearly not a money problem. Several neolabs have raised billions.
It’s not a compute problem. US labs have easier access to B200s/B300s than Chinese labs.
So what is the issue?
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