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>This repository and the models are released under the CC-BY-NC as found in the LICENSE file. That's really disappointing. They keep getting so close to winnin
by lordofgibbons 4y ago
>This repository and the models are released under the CC-BY-NC as found in the LICENSE file.
That's really disappointing. They keep getting so close to winning the appreciation and admiration of the community with these amazing models, but they keep squandering it.
They could at least provide a way for people/companies to pay for an unrestricted license for commercial use-cases.
- polygamous_bat 4y agoIf that's your opinion, you have _severely_ misunderstood Meta's endgame. As I see it, these open releases create two types of goodwill for Meta: 1. First is among the general populace, where Meta AI can be an "open" alternative to OpenAI. This helps launder the name of Meta away from all the metaverse shenanigans into something people can appreciate. 2. Second is among the academic or industry researchers that Meta may hire down the line. The association of Facebook has always made talent search hard for Meta. That can change if Meta is the "cool" place to go work. Building a goodwill amongst the small sliver of the population who are technically competent enough to use these models but also motivated enough to create competing businesses is a non- or even anti-goal for Meta. Really, one of the worst things for them would be for Google er al to put zero effort and just being able to copy paste this work. In this case, the CC-BY-NC is doing exactly what it's supposed to do.
- astrange 4y agoI think there's unsettled legal issues for companies wanting to use these. And of course, releasing non-commercial open source software with commercial support contracts is a perfectly fine business structure, though obviously not Facebook's.