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As AI development races forward, a fierce debate has emerged over open source AI models. So what does it mean to open-source AI? Are we opening Pandora鈥檚 box of catastrophic risks? Or is open-sourcing AI the only way we can democratize its benefits and dilute the power of big tech?聽
Correction: When discussing the large language model Bloom, Elizabeth said it functions in 26 different languages. Bloom is actually able to generate text in 46 natural languages and 13 programming languages - and more are in the works.
Numerous parties are calling for 鈥渢he democratization of AI,鈥 but the phrase is used to refer to various goals, the pursuit of which sometimes conflict. This paper, co-authored by Elizabeth Seger, identifies four kinds of 鈥淎I democratization鈥 that are commonly discussed
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This report, co-authored by Elizabeth Seger, attempts to clarify open-source terminology and to offer a thorough analysis of risks and benefits from open-sourcing AI
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This paper, co-authored by Jeffrey Ladish, demonstrates that it鈥檚 possible to effectively undo the safety fine-tuning from Llama 2-Chat 13B with less than $200 while retaining its general capabilities
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Supports governments, technology companies, and other key institutions by producing relevant research and guidance around how to respond to the challenges posed by AI
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Aims to shape the long-term impacts of AI in ways that are safe and beneficial for humanity
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Studies the offensive capabilities of AI systems today to better understand the risk of losing control to AI systems forever
