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Epoch AI finds open-weight models lag proprietary systems by four months, though Ethan Mollick argues the practical gap is wider

Open-weight models remain fragile when handling out-of-distribution tasks.

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Positive users accept the reported four-month lag for open-weight models due to major cost savings and local practicality, while negative users argue the real-world gap is wider and benchmarks are misleading.

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Epoch AI finds open-weight models lag proprietary systems by four months, though Ethan Mollick argues the practical gap is wider · Digg