Gregory P. Smith (he/him)  🚲🦝 Jul 13, 2024
This is a very well written description by the US FTC of the pros and cons of Open-Weights Models (are we gonna call that OWM now? They're often not "Open" as in reusable, and not "Open Source" so OSS was never a fit - kudos on using a specific term).
https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2024/07/open-weights-foundation-models
#AI #LLM #Models #OpenWeightsModels #OWM #open
On Open-Weights Foundation Models

The history of traditional open-source software provides a vision of the value that could result from the availability of open-weights AI models – including enabling greater innovation

Federal Trade Commission