Open AI Models as Critical Infrastructure for American Innovation
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ByMichael Frank
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Visiting Fellow Michael Frank argues that open AI models are vital infrastructure for innovation in the United States, serving as the foundation for startups, enterprise adoption, security research, competition, and broad AI diffusion. The article explores the spectrum of definitions for "open source AI," from the strict Open Source Initiative requirements to looser interpretations, and warns that a dominant, risk-focused policy perspective threatens to spark restrictive regulations that could undermine American AI leadership and innovation.
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· 3 pulledOpen AI models are not a niche technical preference.
As infrastructure for startups, enterprise adoption, security research, competition, and broad AI diffusion, open models are of paramount importance for the future of AI in the United States.
Definitions of what constitutes 'open source AI' cover a wide spectrum.
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