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by konschubert 947 days ago
The problem is that you cannot finance the training of a competitive AI model and then turn around and give it all away for free.

Who's supposed to pay for that?
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miohtama 947 days ago
Open and paid are not mutually exclusive. Someone is paying for Linux kernel development as well.
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joachim4 947 days ago
Universities usually do that, they work on open problems and publish their findings for free.
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konschubert 947 days ago
Since there is enough private investment available, why spend public money?
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wildrhythms 947 days ago
Good lord, is this the 'hacker' mindset now?
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