In TechSurge’s Season 1 Finale episode, we explore an important debate: should AI development be open source or closed?
AI technology leader and UN Senior Fellow Senthil Kumar joins Michael Marks for a deep dive into one of the most consequential debates in artificial intelligence, exploring the fundamental tensions between democratizing AI access and maintaining safety controls.
Sparked by DeepSeek's recent model release that delivered GPT-4 class performance at a fraction of the cost and compute, the discussion spans the economics of AI development, trust and transparency concerns, regulatory approaches across different countries, and the unique opportunities AI presents for developing nations.
From Meta's shift from closed to open and OpenAI's evolution from open to closed, to practical examples of guardrails and the geopolitical implications of AI governance, this episode provides essential insights into how the future of artificial intelligence will be shaped not just by technological breakthroughs, but by the choices we make as a global community.
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Links:
Slate.ai - AI-powered construction technology: https://slate.ai/
World Economic Forum on open-source AI: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/02/open-source-ai-innovation-deepseek/
EU AI Act overview: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/european-approach-artificial-intelligence
- (00:00) - The Debate on AI Development: Open vs Closed
- (05:51) - Understanding Open Source vs Closed Source AI
- (11:55) - The Economics of AI Models
- (17:47) - Trust and Transparency in AI
- (23:43) - The Future of AI Governance and Global Impact
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