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Trump's AI plan says a lot about open source - but here's what it leaves out
The AI Action Plan pretty much frees up AI companies to do what they want, but it also supports the use of open source for AI. What that means is one big open question.
According to the January 2024 Harvard Business School study, if companies had to create equivalent technologies, rebuilding open-source software would cost $8.8 trillion. This all sounds impressive, but NAIRR, a public-private project, doesn't have any specific funding from the recently passed US budget, also known as the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB). By supporting open models "founded on American values," the government hopes to set standards that will inform not only domestic, but also global, AI development.
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