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Be careful with ‘open source’ AI

Open source AI models may be appealing for developers, but there are still plenty of complex risks to assess.
August 20, 2024

Many generative AI models claim to be open source when they really aren’t.

One Cornell paper describes the confusion around AI model restrictions as “open washing.” The US government is scratching its head, weighing the risks of open LLMs. Adding to the murkiness is the many lawsuits over alleged copyright infringement by AI model owners still working their way through various courts.

“Many ‘open’ models don’t disclose what’s in the training set, and they may be using factually wrong, biased, or copyright-restricted data,” says Mike Lieberman, the cofounder and CTO of software supply chain security company Kusari.

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