Alright, let’s talk AI. Or, more specifically, Large Language Models (LLMs). You know, the magic text machines like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini that seem to be everywhere these days. For most folks, AI is these hosted chatbots run by the big tech players. But there’s a bit of a hidden battle going on behind the scenes: the fight between closed-source and open-source (or rather, open-weight) models. And honestly? I think the closed-door approach, especially from the big American companies, might be putting the brakes on innovation.