America’s Open-Model Paradox
THE SO WHAT
The real contest isn’t open vs closed models—it’s who can turn model commoditization into durable distribution, data, and workflow control. If you’re betting on “open,” your edge has to live in proprietary loops and channels, not in the weights themselves.
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