Svmuu News, July 18—At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, renowned futurist and “Father of the Silicon Valley Spirit” Kevin Kelly stated in a media interview that if one day everyone begins to care about the cost of tokens, the existence of open-source models would actually be an advantage for China’s AI sector.
Kevin Kelly noted that the cost of token consumption is becoming increasingly important, yet at present, people do not seem to be concerned about it: “ “But I believe that when we are constantly consuming such a massive number of tokens, people will start to care about the cost. If you can offer a solution at one-tenth the cost of Anthropic, that will completely change the landscape.” ” However, Kevin Kelly also cautioned that the open-source model requires sufficient funding to remain operational, as it is not as profitable as the closed-source model: “Building these large models requires massive funding.” (The Paper)