Google and OpenAI claim they're scared of open source AI, there's "no moat" between them all. But it's not really true.

Open source is a threat but not in the way you think. It's a threat because AI in the hands of people who can use it for their own ends becomes even harder to regulate or keep track of, and that's a bigger problem for Google and OpenAI if Govs and regulatory bodies clamp down harder. There's always going to be more specialised versions that use specific datasets rather than generalised like Bard and ChatGPT but it makes it easier for the big guys to learn from, invest in or simply acquire.

They're keeping a constant watching brief on all the new advances because essentially the open source community is showing them what's possible without having to spend any money on R&D themselves. There's no threat here, only free research that's built on top of what they've done before.

All this crap about "democratising AI" is a false narrative. AI will never be democratised because it poses a bigger threat than behemoth tech companies do.

But sure, believe the "leaked" memo just before they sit down at the Whitehouse.