I like that private companies prioritize user experience. Open source is great but does not compare when it comes to making it easy for a regular user to get started. I think the growth of OpenAI and midjourney demonstrate that well. Look forward to more user friendly experiences in open source ...

This ai future gonna be wild

"Open source AI" is more accessible than atomic bomb technology. Geoffrey Hinton's concerns are sobering. https://fortune.com/2023/05/04/godfather-ai-geoff-hinton-elon-musk-white-house-sought-help-quit-google-disagrees-us-government-national-security/amp/

At some point we are going to get a Satoshi-type AI where we have a self training model of unknown origin and very elusive legal status.

Also… “Giant models are slowing us down. In the long run, the best models are the ones which can be iterated upon quickly. We should make small variants more than an afterthought, now that we know what is possible in the <20B parameter regime.” This 👆 was my #1 realisation back in 2018 w...

"it's hard" to fix what we broke is such a barometer for the complicity-refusal-accountability model at this moment. even when you start over, you still build on previous knowledge-base. often, full-disclosure can mitigate starting over completely. but not always. but sometimes. https://nostr.bui...

I see this showing how decentralized voluntary human cooperation is more powerful and nimble and effective than top down centralized control structures. I’m hopeful the world is moving towards decentralization in AI and money and communications and governance.

"They are doing things with $100 and 13B params that we struggle with at $10M and 540B" I think it boils down to motivation and focus, companies want to monetize and create value for shareholders while open source community members are purely motivated by the problem/opportunity itself and want to ...