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Open-weight transparency can mean more than one downloadable endpoint

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The OpenAI/open-weight debate usually stops at whether final weights can be downloaded. I think there is a second transparency question: can outsiders inspect more than one endpoint? The Ling-3.0 base model release puts out six base checkpoints: tiny and flash, each at pre-trained, mid-trained, and…

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  1. 2026-08-24 10:33 · r/OpenAI
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