Ep. 55: Weight, What? An Introduction to Open Source AI Models - Prompting Curiosity | Lyssna här

In this episode I dig into open weight and open source AI models: what they actually are, why they keep showing up in AI news, and why I think they’re central to future-proofing our AI usage. I cover a bit of the technical aspect, the economic factors at play, and make the case that open weight models are a true hedge against getting stuck forever paying whatever a handful of AI companies decide to charge while simultaneously worrying that access could just be stripped away at any moment.

Main Topics Covered

What open weight and open source models actually are
Why open models matter: market pricing and individual sovereignty
Open weight vs. open source definitions
Why it's called "open weight" (parameters refresher)
Who's releasing open weight models
Why companies release open weight models
Why individuals would choose an open model
How to try an open weight model yourself
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's open letter and Anthropic's response
How I used AI this week: Claude's Scheduled Tasks feature

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Chapters

(00:00:05) - Promoting Curiosity: The AI Curious
(00:00:38) - Requiring Curiosity
(00:01:07) - Open Source vs Open Weight
(00:01:56) - Open Weight Models: Do They Even Work?
(00:08:05) - What is an Open Weight Model?
(00:12:43) - What are the Open Weight Models
(00:14:16) - Open Weight vs Frontier: The Differences
(00:17:14) - Open vs Closed PPT: The Pricing
(00:18:59) - On OpenAI and its "free" models
(00:21:11) - Choosing the right cloud provider
(00:22:09) - Local vs. Hosting: More Tech, More Privacy
(00:23:13) - Open Weight Models: How to Try them
(00:26:02) - Nvidia's CEO on OpenAI and the Future of AI
(00:28:51) - How I Used AI This Week
(00:31:25) - Coming Soon: The Curious Companion

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