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Sarah West and Andreas Liesenfeld join hosts Alex and Emily to discuss the true meaning of 'open source' in software companies. They explore the need for transparency in AI systems, challenges in finding and evaluating open source alternatives, limitations of AI capability indexes, the importance of regulating technology, and the debate on fair use of copyrighted material.