Open-Source AI Models Are Here to Stay, the Argument Goes, as Cheaper Competitive Models Benefit Most of the...

Open-source AI models are here to stay. The argument is that cheaper, competitive models benefit most of the industry:
- Microsoft $MSFT is willing to offer DeepSeek because it can be much more cost-effective
- NVIDIA $NVDA CEO Jensen Huang co-signed a letter supporting open-weight and open-source models
- The view is that broader access is good for users and the industry, even if it creates more competition for companies like OpenAI and Anthropic