The 18-month gap between frontier and open-source AI models has shrunk to 6 months – what this means
Ran a real-world test this week: Gemma 3 12B vs paid frontier models across actual business workflows. The honest assessment? 90% of tasks: no meaningful difference. 5%: frontier models worth it (pay-per-use). 5%: neither quite there yet. This matches the data - open models are catching up fast. The article explores: - Why the "gasoline doesn't matter" - only if it powers your task - The shift from "one model to rule them all" to specialized local models - Why even AGI will eventually be open-sourced (historical precedent) - The water company future: infrastructure > model quality https://www.linkedin.com/posts/azizme_activity-7424774668034842624-v1-2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACX_HOcBcpTEWJ3cXyVbVqKJsi39tDHJLFY Curious what others are seeing in their do...
