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The case for open AI - by Fraser - Entropy

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The memo that leaked from Google (which is real) makes the case for an open future for AI. I have increasing conviction that aspects of this future will unfold but I disagree with the conclusion. I believe we are heading to a world where there’s an oligopoly for the largest, most capable models accompanied by a thriving open ecosystem of smaller models.

The memo that leaked from Google (which is real) makes the case for an open future for AI. I have increasing conviction that aspects of this future will unfold but I disagree with the conclusion. I believe we are heading to a world where there’s an oligopoly for the largest, most capable models accompanied by a thriving open ecosystem of smaller models. Let’s get this out of the way upfront: I’m an OpenAI shareholder; I’m now actively investing into the future I foresee as a VC at Spark. I’m biased, have conflict etc etc. I don’t see how there’s anything but a small number of groups…

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