3 ms·
From the "Why Open Source AI Is Good for Meta" section, none of the four given reasons seem to justify spending so much money to train these powerful models and
by tarruda 2y ago
From the "Why Open Source AI Is Good for Meta" section, none of the four given reasons seem to justify spending so much money to train these powerful models and give them away for free.
> Third, a key difference between Meta and closed model providers is that selling access to AI models isn’t our business model. That means openly releasing Llama doesn’t undercut our revenue, sustainability, or ability to invest in research like it does for closed providers. (This is one reason several closed providers consistently lobby governments against open source.)
Maybe this is a strategic play to hurt other AI companies that depend on this business model?