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Honestly, do we need to? If the Chinese release SOTA open source models, why should we invest a ton just to have another one? We can just use theirs, that's the beauty of open source.
For the vast majority, they're not "open source" they're "open weights". They don't release the training data or training code / configs.
It's kind of like releasing a 3d scene rendered to a JPG vs actually providing someone with the assets.
You can still use it, and it's possible to fine-tune it, but it's not really the same. There's tremendous soft power in deciding LLM alignment and material emphasis. As these things become more incorporated into education, for instance, the ability to frame "we don't talk about ba sing se" issues are going to be tremendously powerful.