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The utter bullshit of these licenses has got to stop. Do not, under any circumstances, consider using these commercially. "Google reserves the right to restric
by wantsanagent 3y ago
The utter bullshit of these licenses has got to stop. Do not, under any circumstances, consider using these commercially.
"Google reserves the right to restrict (remotely or otherwise) usage of any of the Gemma Services that Google reasonably believes are in violation of this Agreement."
This is a kill switch that Google maintains in perpetuity over any system you build relying on these models. Our legal review of the Llama license came to the same conclusion, we cannot rely on the goodwill of Meta for any core service, and we shouldn't rely on the same from Google.
Now, perhaps less materially important, but just as infuriating is the "Prohibited Use[s]". These cover just enough to placate the most sensitive, but omit any real harms (waging war, developing weapons) that coincidentally have massive commercial value. Use the model to build a biological weapon (as an authorized govt official)? Cool. Use it to play a prank that deceives someone? Policy violation.
And of course, as the coup de grâce, they throw in a DMCA style provision to make sure you can't modify the models in any way that could cause them to violate their kid-glove precepts.
- candiddevmike 3y agoCould you share what models you consider to be OK for commercialization?
- wantsanagent 3y agoMistral series in particular but those with OSI approved licenses such as Apache 2.0, MIT, etc.
- stale2002 3y agoWait, you actually care about the license and read it? It's seems like you aren't up to date. Most of the startup space is entirely ignoring all these licenses. If the weights are available, it is being used commerically without regards to any licensing. And everyone is getting away with it and nobody is being sued. Good luck trying to keep up if you aren't doing the same! Feels free to hamstring yourself though if you like.