There's a good article here that explains the key differences between open source, open weight, and why they matter:
promptengineering.org/llm-open-source-vs-open-weights-vs-restricted-weights/
The whole 'China bad, West good' rhetoric is a load of old bollocks. We're all as bad as each other. But that being said, I'm still a lot more comfortable with Musk/Zuckerberg/Bezos/Nadella farming exabytes of our personal behavioural data than I am about the Chinese government doing it.
(, Wed 29 Jan 2025, 14:00, Reply)
Here's a nerd talking about it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY4Z-9QlZ64
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Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Wed 29 Jan 2025, 14:21,
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Thank you, i am going to crush it when this comes up at the pub
"Oh you don't even know about 'weights'?!" *eye roll*
(, Wed 29 Jan 2025, 18:54, Reply)