Is it SOTA yet? No. Are the domestic open weights labs demonstrating incredible velocity? Undeniably.
bashtoni•15m ago
Distillation is the tide that lifts all boats
Jackobrien•9m ago
The best open models today have been “good enough” to do most knowledge work for a few months. This might be the first US one good enough too. That’s a big deal.
Open weight US based Opus 5.5 within 12 months.
ddxv•9m ago
This is amazing! Can't wait to trying this out. Also, crazy that I found this on LinkedIn with more upvotes and discussion than the HN thread has.
tcdent•18m ago
bashtoni•15m ago