The Consequences of Opposing Open Source AI

Arguing against open source in the name of safety is shortsighted.

Those advocating for halting AI development are doing so purely to line their pockets, says Balaji Srinivas.

What they fail to realize is that monopolizing research will stifle progress.

In this episode of PLAI, Balaji stresses that his research shows how incumbents can collaborate to fund open-source models together.

This would cut the high costs associated with API calls from closed-source models.

Collaboration, not monopolization, drives true innovation.