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Percona CEO says 'open weight' and 'open source' are not the same
Original: “Don’t use ‘open weight’ and ‘open source’ interchangeably”: Percona CEO on why AI terminology matters
Percona's chief executive is pushing back on the loose use of AI terminology, arguing that 'open weight' and 'open source' should not be treated as interchangeable. He says models released with downloadable weights often lack the licenses, training data transparency and modification rights that define genuinely open source software, and that blurring the distinction misleads developers and customers evaluating AI tools.
Why now: Ongoing debate over whether major AI model releases marketed as open are genuinely open source.
Evidence
- “Don’t use ‘open weight’ and ‘open source’ interchangeably”: Percona CEO on why AI terminology matters · The New Stack
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