>isn’t this the old: free as in speech, not as in beer
Hardly. Free beer and free speech do have different meanings, but freeware isn't something you have to pay for because it's "free as in beer".
In OpenAI's case, "open" isn't open as in anything normally associated with the word in the context.
Open as in private club during business hours for VIP members only is how they are trying to explain it, but understandbly, some people aren't buying it.
"Free as in beer" : I doubt anybody is expecting OpenAI to give away their work for free or give free credits/tokens forever. Even when they do, it is no different from a free tier of any other *closed* commercial products.
"Free as in speech" : I'm not sure which part of openAI's actions show commitment to this part.
Hardly. Free beer and free speech do have different meanings, but freeware isn't something you have to pay for because it's "free as in beer".
In OpenAI's case, "open" isn't open as in anything normally associated with the word in the context.
Open as in private club during business hours for VIP members only is how they are trying to explain it, but understandbly, some people aren't buying it.