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What's really open about open-weight AI?

aired Aug 04, 2026 · 38.0m
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Summary

Hello, and welcome to the VergeCast, a flagship podcast of Kimmy K3. I'm your friend David Pierce, and today on the show, we're going to talk about AI models.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, it's, think, including: I'm your friend David Pierce, and today on the show, we're going to talk about AI models.

Key takeaways
  1. 01Hello, and welcome to the VergeCast, a flagship podcast of Kimmy K3
  2. 02I'm your friend David Pierce, and today on the show, we're going to talk about AI models
  3. 03We've been talking about AI models a lot on the show for the last few weeks in the wake of the OpenAI hack of Hugging Face and all of these new conversations about AI safety and AI
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research-minded practitioners comparing model behavior