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Can’t We All Just Get Along? Enter OpenCloud, Where Modern IT Embraces Open Source and the Cloud

Battery Ventures

In the last two years, well over $50 billion in equity value has been generated by a handful of companies selling “open-source” software. This is technology that used to be considered nerdy, cult-ish and hard to sell because it’s developed by grassroots programmers and is, at its core, free. I do share some of Paul’s concerns.

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What Are ChatGPT and Its Friends?

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

ChatGPT has gotten the lion’s share of the publicity, but it’s important to realize that there are many similar models, most of which haven’t been opened to the public—which is why it’s difficult to write about ChatGPT without also including the ChatGPT-alikes. ChatGPT and friends include: ChatGPT itself Developed by OpenAI; based on GPT-3.5

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The fundamental problem with Silicon Valley’s favorite growth strategy

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Most monopolies or duopolies develop over time, and have been considered dangerous to competitive markets ; now they are sought after from the start and are the holy grail for investors. How might that market have developed differently? Now we aim to scale up our team to support the entire state in this ambitious program.