Once open models get within a few points, benchmarks may not matter as much as optionality.
Open weights give control back to the user. Rent a closed model, you’re locked in and the price is theirs to change. Self-host on infrastructure you own, and no one can repossess it.
AI that only speaks a handful of languages can't serve the whole world. @gatesfoundation is pushing for more representative language data. Open, community-built datasets are how we get an internet that works for everyone.
Open source AI can handle most of what people need. What's missing is the easy button. With @Mila_Quebec, we're building an AI package that people/orgs can run privately and keep under their own control. Read more from @the_logic:
What does 'autonomy' mean?
A panel of global AI experts debated the claim that “responsible governance that treats agents as autonomous decision makers will fail,” and 72% agreed.
Read the full study from @mitsmr and @BCG:
