There is minimal downside to switching to open models

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The article argues that switching from proprietary AI models to open models now carries much less downside than before. It says open models have improved enough in quality, and the surrounding ecosystem has matured enough, that they are becoming viable for professional use. Privacy, compliance, and access concerns around proprietary providers and identity verification are pushing some users to reconsider their dependence on the top closed models. The piece also notes that teams can already run open models locally or in the cloud and that the gap with leading models is now much smaller and often only temporary.

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