Open Source AI and 2024 Nobel Prizes

10/16/24 • 61 min

The Open Source AI Definition is out after years of drafting, will it reestablish brand meaning for the “Open Source” term? Also, the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry are heavily tied to AI; we scrutinize not only this year's prizes, but also Nobel Prizes as a concept.

(00:00) - Intro
(00:30) - Hot off the press
(03:45) - Open Source AI background
(10:30) - Definitions and changes in RC1
(18:36) - “Business source”
(22:17) - Parallels with legislation
(26:22) - Impacts of the OSAID
(33:58) - 2024 Nobel Prize Context
(37:21) - Chemistry prize
(45:06) - Physics prize
(50:29) - Takeaways
(52:03) - What’s the real muck?
(01:00:27) - Outro

Links

More Reading on Open Source AI

Kairos.FM article - Open Source AI is a lie, but it doesn't have to be
The Register article - The open source AI civil war approaches
MIT Technology Review article - We finally have a definition for open-source AI

On Nobel Prizes

Paper - Access to Opportunity in the Sciences: Evidence from the Nobel Laureates
Physics prize - scientific background, popular info
Chemistry prize - scientific background, popular info
Reuters article - Google's Nobel prize winners stir debate over AI research
Wikipedia article - Nobel disease

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(00:00) - Intro
(00:30) - Hot off the press
(03:45) - Open Source AI background
(10:30) - Definitions and changes in RC1
(18:36) - “Business source”
(22:17) - Parallels with legislation
(26:22) - Impacts of the OSAID
(33:58) - 2024 Nobel Prize Context
(37:21) - Chemistry prize
(45:06) - Physics prize
(50:29) - Takeaways
(52:03) - What’s the real muck?
(01:00:27) - Outro

Links

More Reading on Open Source AI

Kairos.FM article - Open Source AI is a lie, but it doesn't have to be
The Register article - The open source AI civil war approaches
MIT Technology Review article - We finally have a definition for open-source AI

On Nobel Prizes

Paper - Access to Opportunity in the Sciences: Evidence from the Nobel Laureates
Physics prize - scientific background, popular info
Chemistry prize - scientific background, popular info
Reuters article - Google's Nobel prize winners stir debate over AI research
Wikipedia article - Nobel disease

Other Sources

Previous Episode

SB1047

Why is Mark Ruffalo talking about SB1047, and what is it anyway? Tune in for our thoughts on the now vetoed California legislation that had Big Tech scared.

(00:00) - Intro
(00:31) - Updates from a relatively slow week
(03:32) - Disclaimer: SB1047 vetoed during recording (still worth a listen)
(05:24) - What is SB1047
(12:30) - Definitions
(17:18) - Understanding the bill
(28:42) - What are the players saying about it?
(46:44) - Addressing critiques
(55:59) - Open Source
(01:02:36) - Takeaways
(01:15:40) - Clarification on impact to big tech
(01:18:51) - Outro

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