AI Glossary
Open-Source AI
AI models whose code and/or weights are freely available.
Definition
Open-source AI refers to AI models whose code and/or trained weights are freely available – in contrast to closed, proprietary models. Well-known open-source models include Llama (Meta) or Mistral. Open-source AI enables transparency, local customization, and independence from large providers. For companies with high privacy requirements, it is an important alternative to cloud AI.
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