GPT-Neo – Building a GPT-3-sized model, open source and free

Re:GPT-Neo – Building a GPT-3-sized model, open source and free by dvfjsdhgfv on Monday January 18, 2021 @08:02AM (#25821365)

> I don't know where people got this idea that Microsoft can't participate positively in Open Source, and do that sincerely, without open sourcing absolutely everything.

I'm not claiming that. Of course there is place for closed and open elements of their offerings. Let me clarify.

In the past, Microsoft was very aggressive about open source. When they realized this strategy of FUD brings little result, they changed their attitude 180 and decided to embrace it putting literal hearts everywhere.

Personally, I find it hypocritical. There is no love/hate, just business. They will use whatever strategy works to get their advantage. What I find strange is that people fell for it.

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Re:GPT-Neo – Building a GPT-3-sized model, open source and free by Closi on Monday January 18, 2021 @08:17AM (#25821481)

But why on this thread then, about GPT-3? It's not even their own company, IP or source to give away.

But even when Microsoft can't open source it because it's not theirs, we still have people posting in this thread that this is further evidence that Microsoft is hypocritical. It sounds a lot like a form of Confirmation Bias to me where any evidence is used as proof that Microsoft is 'anti-open-source'.

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Re:GPT-Neo – Building a GPT-3-sized model, open source and free by taf2 on Monday January 18, 2021 @08:52AM (#25821738)

I think it is because each model from OpenAi was public until Microsoft became an investor.

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