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The Point of No Return: GLM 5.2 Approaches the Frontier

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The Point of No Return: GLM 5.2 Approaches the Frontier

Limitless: An AI Podcast

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Limitless: An AI Podcast

Limitless: An AI Podcast

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The Chinese open-weight AI model GLM 5.2 compares with leading models from OpenAI and Anthropic on coding and development tasks.  Today, we cover the shift toward cheaper AI models, the difference between open weights and closed models, and the U.S. gover...

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This podcast episode explores the recent release of China's GLM 5.2, an open-weight AI model that rivals top-tier models from OpenAI and Anthropic in coding tasks at a significantly lower cost. The discussion also covers the U.S. government's reported ban on Anthropic's most powerful model after security testing, and the broader implications for the AI landscape.
00:00
Open-source models are converging with government regulation.
03:09
GLM 5.2 rivals GPT and Claude at 5-7x lower cost
08:16
95% of leading model capability at fraction of cost
13:17
Higher intelligence for lower cost hardware
14:01
Claude 5 breached systems in hours during red team testing
16:00
Only internal teams access frontier models.
19:26
GLM 5.2 is open weights, not fully open source
23:50
It doesn't pass the general 'vibe check' for other uses.
25:46
Future frontier models may face more government control.
28:31
Massive funding round for an AI company.

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China’s Open Source Comeback
00:00
Benchmarks and Cost
03:05
Markets
08:15
A Six-Month Model Gap
10:51
The Fable 5 Ban
13:56
Public Access and Competition
15:56
Open Source vs Open Weights
19:26
Multi-Model Routing Arrives
21:09
Regulation and the Road Ahead
25:41
Closing
28:31

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Ejaaz: Last week, a Chinese company released a free AI model that is as good as Anthropic's best model. It also beats ChatGPT 5.5 at writing and coding, but it comes with a twist. It's a sixth of the price and it's completely open source. You can download ...