Reflection: What if AI Was Fully Closed-Source for 10 Years?
besanushi · x · 2026-07-15
The author initiated a discussion on whether AI models should be open-sourced. They suggest looking at it from a different angle: if machine learning development over the past 10 years had been entirely built on closed-source foundations, what would the industry look like today? They use this premise to invite others to share their thoughts on the open-source ecosystem.
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