Sam Altman Regrets Ditching Open Source, Says He's Been on the "Wrong Side of History"
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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has demonstrated that cutting-edge AI chatbots can be created at a significantly lower cost than OpenAI's offerings. This revelation has caused disruptions in the tech market and reignited discussions about the significance of open-source code in the AI sector. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed doubts about the company's closed-source direction and acknowledged the need for a revised open-source strategy. Meanwhile, OpenAI is focused on securing funding amid criticisms regarding their data sourcing practices compared to competitors like DeepSeek and Meta.
I personally think we have been on the wrong side of history here and need to figure out a different open source strategy.
OpenAI is currently looking to raise tens of billions of dollars to fund its money-losing business operations.
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