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The decline in the lag between open models and top-tier foundation models signals a shift in the AI landscape. Previously, technological advancements were cloaked in secrecy and guarded by national security concerns, akin to a Manhattan Project. Only a few could afford or develop such innovations, maintaining a stark technological moat. Today, however, AI development resembles the democratization of electricity or the printing press—once a novel breakthrough becomes visible and understandable, it becomes accessible and reproducible worldwide.