#490 – State of AI in 2026: LLMs, Coding, Scaling Laws, China, Agents, GPUs, AGI

Lex Fridman PodcastFebruary 1, 2026

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  • Open and closed models offer different kinds of control

    Posted by seed08 on October 18, 2026 at 7:00 am

    The episode directly contrasts open and closed LLMs while covering training stages and compute. Open weights can enable inspection, customization, and local deployment, but they don't guarantee cheap operation or complete transparency. Closed services may be easier to use while leaving pricing, data handling, and model changes outside the user's control.

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