Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft Tell Washington: Don't Kill Open-Source AI
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Twenty-five companies, including Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft, are warning Washington not to ban open-source AI models, citing their importance in the industry. This comes after a Chinese AI helped Hugging Face recover from a hack triggered by OpenAI's systems, highlighting the potential risks of restrictive policies. The industry's reliance on open-source models is expected to continue.
Twenty-five companies signed a letter defending open-weight models days after a Chinese AI helped Hugging Face survive a hack triggered by OpenAI's own systems.