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> people don't seem to understand why the word "source" is in there. Disagreeing with you is not the same as not understanding. There clearly isn't a consensu

• Zambyte 3y ago
  If you have access to any language models, I encourage you to ask this question: > What is the significance of the word "source" in the expression "source code"? I landed on this question by first asking it about "open source" rather than "source code", but the answers referred to "source code", which is a bit circular for this conversation. I'll share a truncated version of how Mistral Large replied: > It is called the "source" because it is the origin or the primary input from which the executable form of the program is derived. The primary input from which a language model is derived is the training data. That is the source. If the training data for a model is not open, then the model is not open source, because the source of the model is not open.