Can Open Source Keep AI Power From Concentrating?

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Sep 7, 202600:08:05Technology

MTS host Sophia Dew visits the Open Source AI Summit in San Francisco to ask researchers and founders across the AI stack a central question: can open source prevent AI power from concentrating in the hands of a few comp...

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