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Mixture of Experts (MoE) as the Default Choice The Rush for Supremacy by Modality Big Preferences for Small Models More Permissive Open Source Licenses From Model-First to Hardware-First Reconstruction In Progress This is the second blog in a three-part series on China's open source community's historical advancements since January 2025's "DeepSeek Moment." The first blog is available here, and the third blog is available here.
In this second piece we turn our focus from models to the architectural and hardware choices Chinese companies have made as openness becomes the norm.
For AI researchers and developers contributing to and relying on the open source ecosystem and for policymakers understanding the rapidly changing environment, architectural preferences, modality diversification, license permissiveness, small model popularity, and growing adoption of Chinese hardware point to leadership strategies across a multitude of paths. DeepSeek R1's own characteristics inspired overlap and competition, and contributed to heavier focus on domestic hardware in China.
Mixture of Experts (MoE) as the Default Choice
