Frontier AI Models - A Review of Past Nine Months

Explore the rapidly evolving landscape of frontier AI models in this 25-minute sponsored conference talk from the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit. Survey recent shifts in AI models and their transformative impact on AI application development, beginning with an examination of how reasoning models like o3 and DeepSeek-R1 have enabled a paradigm shift from iterative chat interactions to single-shot problem solving approaches. Discover the significant cost reduction benefits of 10-30x achieved with newer AI models and learn about effective deployment strategies utilizing quantization techniques. Gain insights into the current open source AI model ecosystem and its key players, developments, and opportunities. Conclude with a practical framework designed to help you select the most appropriate AI model for your specific use case and requirements. This session provides essential knowledge for developers, technologists, and decision-makers looking to navigate the fast-paced world of AI model selection and implementation in their projects and organizations.