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No Winner-Take-All: What Two ML Researchers Think Is Actually Happening in AI Right Now

Nathan Lambert and Sebastian Raschka join Lex Fridman for a 4-hour state-of-AI roundtable. Their core argument: no single company holds a decisive edge in 2026 — ideas flow freely, the differentiator is compute resources and organizational culture. They cover China vs. US open-model dynamics, RLVR post-training, scaling law status, coding tools, and honest AGI timelines.