TechFlow reports, on January 27, Shaw, founder of ai16z, posted commentary on large models such as DeepSeek. He pointed out that the AI field is undergoing an open-source revolution, with major AI labs including Google, OpenAI, Claude, and now DeepSeek continuously achieving breakthroughs in benchmarking and capabilities.
Shaw emphasized that open-source models like DeepSeek are a significant boon to the entire industry, as they enable developers to scale AI applications to millions of users at low cost. As AI models gradually become commoditized, the technology is moving toward being free, open-source, and capable of running at zero cost on home computers.




