At VB Transform 2024, International Business Machines' David Cox showcased a convincing case for open innovation in business machine learning. Cox, VP of AI models and head at the joint MIT and IBM artificial intelligence laboratory, stressed the significance of collaboration in innovation, notably in the modern AI landscape.
Cox highlighted the nuanced nature of openness in AI, challenging the binary understanding of the principle. He observed the burgeoning network of accessible frameworks from diverse origins, including technology corporations, academic institutions, and nation-states.
However, he expressed reservations about the standard of transparency in numerous Large Language Models, noting that a number of them offer barely more than a collection of data points without openness in their creation techniques.