Open-source and frontier AI models

What experts have said about Open-source and frontier AI models

2 statements · 2 negative

1. Ajeya CotraNegativeSep 1, 2026· Dwarkesh Podcast

   Frontier systems will substantially exceed open-source systems by the time open source reaches this capability.

   “By the time open source systems can do something like the Hugging Face attack, Frontier systems are going to be on a whole nother level doing something even crazier than that.”

   Listen at 1:40:03

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2. Jason McCabe CalacanisNegativeJun 18, 2026· This Week in Startups

   Improving open-source models will reduce workloads sent to frontier models.

   “my prediction is the job sent to frontier models are going to keep going down as they get better, as the open source models get better”

   Listen at 24:14

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