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Ask HN: Why is there no US open weights models?

A Hacker News user asks why no US company has released open-weight AI models, noting that Chinese labs and Europe's Mistral are more dedicated to open weights than US labs like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft, which have released some but not leading the effort.

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Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Ask HN: Why is there no US open weights models? 2 points by shadag 12 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments Reflection seems to be working on some, but they haven't released anything major. help rvz 9 minutes ago [–] OpenAI, Google (Deepmind) and Microsoft have released open weight models. Just don't ask why Anthropic never released any. Not even one. reply shadag 4 minutes ago | parent [–] Sure, Gemma 4 is good, but the Chinese are leading the way. Why? What is it about their incentives that led to this strategic decision? Even Mistral in Europe is more dedicated to open weights than any US lab. reply Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search:

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