This is a big one. Getting going on if LLMs should be more open or more closed. We cover everything, OpenAI, scaling, openness for openness sake (relative to OpenAI), actual arguments for open-source values in LLMs, AI as infrastructure, LLMs as platforms, what this means we need, and other topics.

Lot's of related links this time from Nathan.

• Most recent article on Interconnects explaining how open-source startups may be deluding themselves.
• "What is an open-source LLM" on Interconnects.
• How the open-source economy works on Interconnects.

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