Our expert guest wasn't available, so we did the only logical thing: we interviewed the machine itself. In a surprisingly clear conversation, ChatGPT breaks down the difference between the locked-down tech you know (the walled gardens controlled by the AI giants) and the free, customizable versions (the sprawling, collaborative gratis universe) taking the world by storm. It's a look inside the community kitchen creating modern artificial intelligence.

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