Marlena van Ooijen, an AI and open source expert, discussed the complexities of open source in artificial intelligence. She highlighted that while AI systems can be fully open source, the definition of "open" in AI is nuanced, encompassing system code, models, and model weights. Van Ooijen pointed out that companies like OpenAI, despite their name, are not truly open, and emphasized the European Union's transparency requirements for AI. AI
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IMPACT Clarifies the distinction between open source code and open weight models, impacting how AI transparency is perceived and regulated.
RANK_REASON This article discusses opinions and expert commentary on the nature of open source AI and European legislation.
