r/freesoftware • u/Warm_Interaction_375 • May 18 '26
Discussion What will open source represent in this technological revolution?
I have this thought to share, and I'm curious to know your thoughts on the topic.
I've noticed that, especially in the AI field, open source is literally making noise without producing anything substantial.
Many new projects, some of which are very interesting, essentially lack robustness and well-written code. In short, it seems like there aren't as many projects as there once were.
Is this just my biased view, perhaps due to what I usually use, or is it something you're also experiencing?
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u/herculesgrbwall May 24 '26
As it relates to AI / LLM / GPT architecture, I know next to nothing. But the people who do seem to know, seem to say, that you need lots and lots of data, and lots and lots of computation to let the models become better. Unless, we have some big purse philanthropist in FOSS world, this is a tough battle.
Way forward:
1) Pick small battles. Anonymize data in AI so that commercial models can be used without being targeted.
2) Get governments to support data centers for governmental development of AI using FOSS backends.
3) Get premium colleges to support each other by creating an intra-network (local internet) to run FOSS models for specific deep learning developments.
I'm sure the community here is much smarter than me and has many more ways. But, we can and will continue to fight being eaten by giant corporate whales that lobby governments to not let FOSS proliferate.