@garybasin @AndyXAndersen @ylecun otoh open source models have less attack surface- less appealing target for lawsuits, less need to protect a moat...
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Reply · Apr 30, 2024@Scott_Wiener 🙄 everyone doesn't have bottomless pockets to defend themselves, potential for litigation can kill open source even if they would win…Reply · Nov 19, 2023@mystellial the goal is variance & competition, lots of great models... builders & students want open source for all the usual reasons, but we also…Reply · Apr 11, 2023@SmokeAwayyy @elonmusk yes, open source & open weights for at least the general purpose utility models 🫶Reply · May 12, 2024@LewisNWatson i have no idea tbh, but i think coomer use cases *are* the #1 reason ppl shift to open models, so as a competitive move it makes sense