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NVIDIA bets on open-weight AI models
The thesis presented was that NVIDIA's $6B licensing deal with Poolside and its Nemotron initiative represent a strategic bet to dominate the future of open-weight AI models, competing with closed models like OpenAI's. Mark Carney argued it on WSJ What's News’s “Nvidia Takes Aim at Frontier AI Developers”, aired 24 August 2026. The guest argued NVIDIA believes open-weight models will be a major part of the AI future and is investing to ensure U.S.
Mark Carney · WSJ WHAT'S NEWS · “Nvidia Takes Aim at Frontier AI Developers” · 3D AGO