Equation 3 · Part 2 · Open-Weight AI in 2035: Scenarios and Falsifiers
Symbol t
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t is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.
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t is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.
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The passage around this formula
Whether the open-weight ecosystem consolidates around a handful of dominant families or stays fragmented across many providers is not a third axis; it is what the other two jointly produce. Write O(t) for a stylised index of how close the strongest open-weight models sit to the closed frontier — Axis A’s own proxy, anchored in the Epoch and Artificial Analysis readings above [ 1 , 4 ] — and W(t) for the share of open-weight releases operating under standardized external governance: a regulatory regime that reviews them the way closed deployment is reviewed, or a licence that is genuinely OSI-compatible rather than bespoke [ 16 ] . Reaching and holding a position near the frontier takes…
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