Legal Implications of Open Source Licenses and Model Openness

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Open source licenses are not formally approved by any government or legal process, but recent developments in the EU raise concerns about the legality of the 'no warranty' clause in open source licenses. Developers should be aware of the differences between model weights, training data, and output in terms of model openness. They should consider whether model weights are available, if training data is described or available, and the licensing around the outputs of the model. Confusion exists among developers and legal entities about the ethical and legal implications of permissions regarding open source models.

The new open source AI book from PremAI starts with “As a data scientist/ML engineer/developer with a 9 to 5 job, it’s difficult to keep track of all the innovations.” We couldn’t agree more, and we are so happy that this week’s guest Casper (among other contributors) have created this resource for practitioners.

During the episode, we cover the key categories to think about as you try to navigate the open source AI ecosystem, and Casper gives his thoughts on fine-tuning, vector DBs & more.

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