The Fight Tearing Apart Silicon Valley
31 July - 26 minsFor years, a debate has been simmering in Silicon Valley over the right way to build artificial intelligence. Should it be open and free for anyone to use, or should we tightly control how it’s made and who can access it?
Mike Isaac, who covers technology for The New York Times, explains why the release of two Chinese models pushed that debate to a boiling point this week, and how it could end up reshaping the future of A.I.
Guest: Mike Isaac, a New York Times reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area, covering tech companies and Silicon Valley.
Background reading:
Silicon Valley splits over closing the borders to Chinese A.I.
What is open-weights A.I.?
Photo: Hector Retamal/Agen...
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