Zuckerberg: Open Source AI Is the Path Forward

Mark Zuckerberg has postedan article announcing some new releases of the Llama large languagemodel and going on at length about why open-source models are important:

AI has more potential than any other modern technology to increasehuman productivity, creativity, and quality of life - and toaccelerate economic growth while unlocking progress in medical andscientific research. Open source will ensure that more peoplearound the world have access to the benefits and opportunities ofAI, that power isn't concentrated in the hands of a small number ofcompanies, and that the technology can be deployed more evenly andsafely across society.

There is an ongoing debate about the safety of open source AImodels, and my view is that open source AI will be safer than thealternatives. I think governments will conclude it's in theirinterest to support open source because it will make the world moreprosperous and safer.

Of course, whether Llama is truly open source is debatable at best, but itis more open than many of the alternatives.