Study reveals 'open' AI systems are closed due to corporate control
TL;DR. A new academic paper analyzes 'open' AI systems, concluding they are inherently closed due to concentrated corporate resource control. - The research highlights transparency, reusability, and extensibility as key affordances of truly open AI. - Authors argue current 'open' AI rhetoric exacerbates rather than reduces power concentration in the AI sector. - The study emphasizes the critical need for precise definitions in AI policy discussions.
- The concept of 'open' AI is often misrepresented, failing to address industry concentration.
- True 'openness' in AI systems, focusing on transparency, reusability, and extensibility, can enable oversight.
- Despite 'open' rhetoric, power in the AI sector remains highly concentrated among a few large corporate actors.