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Open-source software has been around for decades. It’s what the internet runs on. But the cost of building powerful models meant that open-source AI didn’t take off until a year or so ago.

Meta is giving its answer to OpenAI’s GPT-4 away for free. The move could intensify the generative AI boom by making it easier for entrepreneurs to build powerful new AI systems.

Open source is the opposite of proprietary code, where a company owns the code and keeps it private to make sure others – especially competitors – can't copy their innovations.