Mark Zuckerberg, AIs open source evangelist [Video]

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and CEO of Meta, has become an unexpected evangelist for open source technology when it comes to developing artificial intelligence, pitting him against OpenAI and Google.

The 40-year-old tech tycoon laid out his vision in an open letter titled “Open Source AI is the Path Forward” this week. Here is what you need to know about the open versus closed model AI debate.

What is ‘open source’?

The history of computer technology has long pitted open source aficionados against companies clinging to their intellectual property.

“Open source” refers to software development where the program code is made freely available to the public, allowing developers to tinker and build on it as they wish.

Many of the internet’s foundational technologies, such as the Linux operating system and the Apache web server, are products of open source development.

However, open source is not without challenges. Maintaining large projects, ensuring consistent …