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OpenAI returns to its open-source roots with new open-weight AI models, and it's a big deal
The models are licensed under Apache 2.0, one of the most permissive open licenses. Here's what that means.
Open-weight models enable anyone to download, examine, run, or fine-tune the LLM, and they eliminate the need to rely on remote cloud APIs or expose in-house sensitive data to external services. AI expert Nate Jones has kicked its tires and reports, "This one is specifically aimed at retaking American dominance in open-source models now that Llama has dropped the ball. Early tests indicate a higher than usual risk of hallucination, but the power of the model is real and continues to underline how quickly AI is progressing.
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