Why OpenAI caved to open source on the same day as its $300 billion flex (hint: it’s not just about DeepSeek)

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The ChatGPT maker is trying to balance closed models and open source efforts, with plans for its first open model since 2019, in a strategic pivot as rivals close in and enterprise demand shifts.

Closed models incorporate important safeguards that protect America's strategic advantage and prevent misuse.“They’re definitely talking out of both sides,” Rao said,  describing OpenAI’s messaging as “it’s still really dangerous [to release open models] but we need to take advantage of the community that is building and has influence.

And yet, along with all this good news, Altman revealed Monday that OpenAI is making what appears to be a pretty big about-face in its strategy: In several months, Altman said, OpenAI will be releasing an open source model.

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Author / Journalist: Sharon Goldman

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United States

Topics: Meta Sam Altman OpenAI Open Source A.I. DeepSeek ChatGPT

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Published On: 2025-04-01 @ 19:54:42 (1 days ago)

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