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Simon Willison Says Free Qwen Opens AI Claims To More Checks

Simon Willison said Qwen 3.8 27B, a free AI model he ran on his laptop, interpreted another model's raw weights after about 45 minutes of setup, lowering the barrier to outside scrutiny. Key Takeaways Simon Willison said Qwen 3.8 27B running on his laptop could interpret raw model weights Willison…

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  1. 2026-11-05 00:02 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
    Simon Willison Says Free Qwen Opens AI Claims To More Checks

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