@cgtwts: Anthropic CEO: “open source is kind of a distraction you still can’t really see what’s happening inside the model, so i…
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Anthropic's CEO criticizes open-source AI as a distraction, arguing that it doesn't provide true transparency into model internals, and urges more attention to Anthropic's approach.
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Anthropic CEO:
“open source is kind of a distraction you still can’t really see what’s happening inside the model, so it’s not truly “free.”
People should be paying a lot more attention to what Anthropic is doing. https://t.co/8WnBSkRw7I
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