An open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model by OpenAI
According to a report from The Information on May 16, OpenAI, the creator of AI chatbot ChatGPT, is preparing to release an open-source AI model. This move is seen as a response to increasing pressure from competing open-sourced AI models, such as those leaked from Meta earlier this year.
Release Timeline
The report did not provide details on the exact timeline for the release of OpenAI’s open-source model.
OpenAI’s Strategy
It is expected that OpenAI’s open-source model will not directly compete with its flagship product, ChatGPT. OpenAI’s value lies in selling access to its more sophisticated models, rather than offering a fully competitive open-source alternative.
Competition from Other Open-Source Models
OpenAI has been facing strong competition from other open-source AI models, including Meta’s LLaMa, which was initially limited to researchers but was leaked in its entirety on the imageboard site 4chan in late February.
Other notable open-source models include those from Stability AI, which opened its large language models in April, and Databricks’ Dolly 2.0 AI, which was open-sourced shortly before Stability AI.
Benefits of Open-Source Models
Open-source models provide complete access to their source code, allowing anyone to modify them for any purpose or tailor them to specific needs. Some companies choose to open-source their software because they believe it can benefit from contributions by external developers.
Funding for Open-Source AI Models
Companies building open-source AI models have been receiving significant backing. Recently, AI firm Together announced raising $20 million in a seed round supported by cryptocurrency figures such as Dawn Song, co-founder of Oasis Labs, Alex Atallah, co-founder of OpenSea, and Mary-Catherine Lader, COO of Uniswap. Together’s mission is to provide open-source generative AI models.
Furthermore, in a leaked document from Google senior software engineer Luke Sernau, he pointed out that open-source AI models pose a significant threat to Google’s own AI efforts. Sernau expressed concern that open-source models have surpassed Google’s capabilities in terms of speed, customization, privacy, and overall performance.
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