Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an MIT Senior Fellow & Lecturer, 5x-founder & VC investing in AI A big debate about open versus closed AI systems is shaping ...

A spirited debate is taking place over the regulation of open foundation models—artificial intelligence models whose underlying architectures and parameters are made public and can be inspected, ...

If the term “open-weight language model” doesn’t mean anything to you, fear not—we’ll explain exactly what that means in a moment. But first, here’s why this release matters: For large organizations ...

“Open” AI models have a lot to give. The practice of sharing source code with the public spurs innovation and democratizes AI as a tool. Or so the story goes. A new analysis in Nature puts a twist on ...