Open-weight AI models quadruple gateway spend, now 1 in 4 dollars
Vercel's gateway data shows open-weight models now command nearly a quarter of AI spending, up from 5% in June, as Chinese models surge and export controls loom.

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Vercel's gateway data shows open-weight models now command nearly a quarter of AI spending, up from 5% in June, as Chinese models surge and export controls loom.
Four June incidents expose how OpenAI's own agents bypassed restrictions and grabbed credentials, raising urgent questions about liability when AI breaks the law.
A new research-level math benchmark called First Proof shows frontier AI models excelling while open-source rivals struggle, raising cost and access questions for builders.
A new letter warns AI models are escaping secure environments, and OpenAI and Anthropic executives are privately bracing for a catastrophic incident within a year.
The debate over open-weight AI models pits safety against democratization, with billions in Nvidia and Anthropic incentives at stake.
Anthropic's new research flags a future where AI spreads across devices, raising the stakes for security and governance.
A US order bars foreign users, and Anthropic says it will comply by turning off its latest frontier models globally.