> How did we come to the place that the most transparent and open models are now coming out of China—freely sharing their research and source code—while all the American ones are fully locked down

Greed and "safety" hysteria.

Over reliance on investors who demand profits more than engineering.

The best innovation always happens before being tainted by investment.

Because the whole framing of US vs China as open vs closed was never correct to begin with.

Because the entire US economy is being propped up by AI hype.