The Growing Influence of Open Source AI
Open source models are becoming more mainstream as enterprises, governments and startups alike rely on the promise of lower costs, more control, and more flexibility. But as increasingly capable models become more freely available, how do companies capture value? And with Chinese open models gaining ground, can American players keep up?
Irene Solaiman, Chief Policy Officer and SVP of Strategy at Hugging Face, shared insights on what startups need to know before building on open models, covering tool and infrastructure selection, and navigating future trade-offs in open AI.
