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93d agoLambert Forecasts AI Trends For May 2026
Speculative predictions for 2026 highlight the tension between open and closed model ecosystems. Nathan Lambert anticipates a surge in American open-source development and the release of Gemini Flash 3.5. These shifts suggest a fragmented power struggle over model weights.
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Practitioners should monitor how open-source parity affects the pricing of proprietary frontier models.