[Kevin Kelly: If Token Costs Become Critical in the Future, China's Open-Source Models Have a Significant Advantage] Jin10 News, July 18 – On July 18, at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, renowned futurist and 'Father of Silicon Valley Spirit' Kevin Kelly stated in a media interview that if one day everyone starts to care about Token costs, the existence of open-source models would be an advantage for China's AI. Kevin Kelly mentioned that the cost of Token consumption is becoming increasingly important, although currently, people don't seem to pay much attention to it. 'But I believe that when we are constantly consuming such a massive amount of Tokens, people will start to care (about the cost). If you can provide a cost that is only one-tenth of Anthropic's, it will disrupt the landscape.' However, Kevin Kelly also cautioned that the open-source model requires sufficient funding to sustain operations, as it is not as profitable as the closed-source model. 'Building these large models requires massive funding.'