[bugglebeetle]

> Open source has never been a trailblazer of innovation.

Except for, you know, all the major programming languages and Linux, which make all that innovation possible in the first place. Also, everything OpenAI is doing is based on open source stuff from Google and others, so…

[nashashmi]

True. Should have added open research has given lots of puzzle pieces for innovation.

And open source products has led to many individual contributions.

But again it's never been a trailblazer for innovation.