IBM emphasizes open-source benefits in comments for Trump AI action plan

IBM in its recommendations for the Trump administration’s upcoming artificial intelligence action plan heralds the benefits of open-source AI while urging ongoing support for the National AI Research Resource and development of a “national compute strategy,” stressing that open models benefit both security and U.S. competitiveness.

“Open access to AI means more stakeholders can identify opportunities to improve AI technologies and more easily pursue novel and valuable applications for AI. To ensure innovation, security, and choice, policymakers should avoid putting...