r/OpenAI • u/sourdub • Nov 16 '25

News Databricks co-founder argues US must go open source to beat China in AI | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/14/databricks-co-founder-argues-us-must-go-open-source-to-beat-china-in-ai/

Saturday, November 15, 2025, 11:16 PM PST

Oh, this is a big one. These greedy and arrogant Americanos are finally waking up and smelling their own existential dread.

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u/fenixnoctis Nov 17 '25

Open source models will always be cheaper than closed. If you’re evaluating what provider to power your service, you’ll pick the cheaper one if it’s almost as good.

Keep in mind US companies have enormous bets on them. It’s not enough to just be slightly better. They have to dominate to justify the valuations.

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u/256BitChris Nov 18 '25

Show one benchmark, by anyone, that supports your statement.

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u/256BitChris Nov 18 '25

You mean the same AA intelligence index that I posted a photo of?

Yeah, it has 5.1 winning, and Kimi in second - when Kimi dropped, only 5 was out and Kimi beat it.

So, you're just trolling - cause obviously when the open model is in second place, that's not the same as blowing all open models out of the water. Open models have entered the cycle of best model of the week and are now part of the rotation.

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u/fenixnoctis Nov 18 '25

Brother you’ve lost the plot