If it matches the latest GPT O-N model in performance - or is just close, even, at a fraction of the compute (50x less?) and it is free, then that's huge news.
They just upended the current LLM/AI/ML dominance, or at least the perceived dominance. Billions and billions have been pumped into the race, where investors are betting on the winner - and here comes a Chinese hedge fund side-project on shoestring budget, matching those billion dollar behemoths. And they'll continue to release their work.
They just made the OpenAI et. al. secret sauce a lot less valuable.
If it matches the latest GPT O-N model in performance - or is just close, even, at a fraction of the compute (50x less?) and it is free, then that's huge news.
They just upended the current LLM/AI/ML dominance, or at least the perceived dominance. Billions and billions have been pumped into the race, where investors are betting on the winner - and here comes a Chinese hedge fund side-project on shoestring budget, matching those billion dollar behemoths. And they'll continue to release their work.
They just made the OpenAI et. al. secret sauce a lot less valuable.