On the surface, the philosophies of open source development and current AI development appear completely opposed. Open source ...

Open source software has a number of benefits over commercial products, not least the fact that it can be downloaded for free. This means anyone can analyse the code and, assuming they have the right ...

(Bloomberg) -- Tech companies and academics have long wrestled with the risks and rewards of building open-source software. But the frenzy around generative artificial intelligence has lent new ...

The open-source movement was driven by an anti-corporate spirit, rooted in collaboration and rejection of gatekeepers. In ...

"Now that the code is open source, what does it mean for you? Explore the codebase and learn how agent mode is implemented, what context is sent to LLMs, and how we engineer our prompts. Everything, ...

Elon Musk’s X has open-sourced its “For You” timeline recommendation code, aiming for transparency, community collaboration, ...

If a powerful technology poses significant risks to business and society, should it ever be freely available? Many argue that AI falls into this category. Some even warn of existential threats. Since ...

Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...

You'd think artificial intelligence (AI) is a boon for developers. After all, a recent Google survey found that 75% of programmers rely on AI. On the other hand, almost 40% report having "little or no ...

Once the domain of idealistic developers and technology companies, open-source software is now deeply embedded in Wall Street’s core infrastructure. Even global banking institutions—a sector ...

Earlier this year, the world came within a few weeks of a disastrous cyber security failure that would have enabled bad actors to penetrate the IT systems of millions of organisations worldwide. The ...