alt Hacker NewsBecause they are based on [the west coast of the US](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_frontier). DeepSeek, Z.ai, Moonhsot, and Mistral are never called frontier because they aren't based in California.
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timssopomo • today at 1:16 PM
Outside of California they're sparkling ai labs.
Huh, interesting. History casts a long shadow.