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Ep 804: Open Source Surge? Does GLM-5.2 Make Open Source an Enterprise Priority? (Start Here Series Vol 29)

aired Jun 23, 2026
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High signal
confidence 0.99
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Clty75.1
Summary

SPEAKER_00: There's three important things happening right now that make me think open source AI might be having its Chat GPT moment. Number one, the models are actually pretty good, with the recent splash from ZAI's GLM 5.2 leading the way.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of right, know, models, including: Number one, the models are actually pretty good, with the recent splash from ZAI's GLM 5.2 leading the way.

Key takeaways
  1. 01Number one, the models are actually pretty good, with the recent splash from ZAI's GLM 5.2 leading the way
  2. 02Granted, this doesn't mean that you'll have a frontier level model operating 24-7 on your computer
  3. 03But even if you're not a Fortune 100 company with GPUs to spare, you two are going to have to start paying very close attention to open source models in 2026
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