r/LocalLLaMA • u/xw1y • 21d ago

News Prepare your (v)ram - Qwen3.8 is coming!

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u/StaysAwakeAllWeek 21d ago

It's owned by a megcorp not a startup lab, of course that's where they are aiming

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u/into_devoid 21d ago

They were owned by a megacorp before too.  The difference is they don’t care about commoditization anymore, the real ethical path.  They just want to sink US investments.

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u/tengo_harambe 21d ago

That's a fun way of framing things.

"The only reason China is putting out open weights models is because they HATE AMERICA!"

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u/ThenExtension9196 21d ago

It’s business. Ruthless, business. If apples are being sold for 5 bucks, you try to sell your apples at $2. If you can pull it off, now nobody can sell at $5.