Brief: Open source AI
A brief-ish explainer of open source artificial intelligence.
What is it? ✨
Open source artificial intelligence means an AI system is fully accessible and freely available to review and re-purpose.
This includes:
Data
Frameworks
Language models
Development tools
Why it matters 🚨
As AI becomes more integrated into our everyday lives, it’s important to understand how these systems are trained and the algorithms used to make decisions or generate information.
It’s also important to make AI accessible to build and adopt beyond just those that have the financial capacity to do so.
This is especially important for governments, who may use these systems to make decisions that impact the general public.
Pros 🌟
Open source AI supports:
Safety/security
Accessibility
Transparency
Innovation
Collaboration
Cost savings
Cons ⚠️
Those against open source AI argue:
It’s less safe.
There’s little to no support.
Weaker quality controls means poor models being used.