CONCEPT

open-weights

open-weights — Concept. definition: Model whose weights are downloadable and runnable (≠ open training pipeline); opens up the self-host option and reversibility, without being equivalent to open-source in the strict sense · geopolitical reading (Ball): Intrinsically decelerationist: deter AI capex and create a "veil of ungovernability" over AI; their generalization would lead to "AI communism" · market share: ~60% of tokens and 26% of spend on OpenRouter (Sept. 2026)

definition

Model whose weights are downloadable and runnable (≠ open training pipeline); opens up the self-host option and reversibility, without being equivalent to open-source in the strict sense

geopolitical reading (Ball)

Intrinsically decelerationist: deter AI capex and create a "veil of ungovernability" over AI; their generalization would lead to "AI communism"

market share

~60% of tokens and 26% of spend on OpenRouter (Sept. 2026)

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