Opinion

Of course, open-source LLMs will win. Anyone who looks at the history of software development can see this trend. ➡️ No vendor lock-in. Qwen 3.6 is the same on every provider, so switching to avoid bad service is trivial. ➡️ Grassroots distribution. Proprietary software needs to convince decision-makers to buy. Open-source targets engineers who convince their boss. ➡️ Data privacy and self-hosting. How long will we keep sending confidential data to companies that benefit from training on it? ...

Imagine a half-marathon race. The runners are pushing themselves, and the crowd is cheering them on. But in that crowd, there are two loud, annoying groups. One of them is belittling the 21K effort. Why run only a handful of kilometres? The human body could run around the globe with the right training and nutrition! Soon, every human will sprint faster than a car! They make up this nonsense in an attempt to sound interesting to their peers. They are not. ...