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Open Weights ≠ Open Source: A Guide to True AI Freedom

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Session Description

As Generative AI revolutionizes technology, organizations face critical decisions about AI model adoption that go far beyond technical capabilities. This talk demystifies the crucial distinction between 'open weights' and genuinely open-source AI models, a difference that could significantly impact your project's future.

We'll explore:


The emerging landscape of AI model licensing and why "open weights" doesn't always mean "open source"

Critical factors in model selection, including new specialized licenses and their implications

Regulatory compliance challenges across different jurisdictions and how model choice affects global deployment

The often-overlooked importance of training data licenses and their downstream effects

A practical framework for evaluating AI models based on compliance, sustainability, and performance

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FOSS

Speakers

Raju Kandaswamy
Platform Product Manager | Bentley Systems

 Innovative tech enthusiast and strategist with experience in Generative AI, XR, Digital Twins and industrial robotics. Vast experience in building and upscaling autonomous teams, setting up practices and product management. Tech innovator with 2 US patents granted in XR, 4 more patents filed. Built a tech start-up from the ground up and successfully handled assignments in setting up new product development teams. Skilled in real-time high-transaction rate enterprise systems and managing development teams. Specialized in setting up products and product teams from scratch and scaling them up.

Raju Kandaswamy

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