Governments, companies, nonprofits should invest in free, open source AI [pdf]
THE SO WHAT
A public call for governments, companies, and nonprofits to fund free, open-source AI reframes OSS models as digital public goods, not just hobby projects. If you’re building on closed APIs, assume procurement, compliance, and ecosystem pressure will grow for open alternatives—start mapping where an OSS model could de-risk vendor and policy exposure.
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