Are Open Source Models The Future? | 🟡🔴🔵 MTS Live

Sam Hogan joins MTS to discuss the shift from frontier models to custom open source models, the economics of fine-tuning for enterprise tasks, and how AI capabilities are diffusing through knowledge work. -- https://x.com/samhogan -- MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens. Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠ YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠ Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠ Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ -- Brought to you by: Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ ElevenLabs - AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mts Granola - The AI notepad. Try it once and never go back. https://granola.ai/mts Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com Blitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.com Merge - OpenAI, Dropbox, and Ramp use Merge to get AI to production faster. https://merge.dev/mts AdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.com Macroscope - AI codebase understanding for engineering leaders. https://macroscope.com/mts -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:01) High Level Overview of Inference (00:03) Evolution of Open Weight Models (00:05) Cap on Returns to Intelligence (00:10) Transition to Fine-Tuning and Post-Training (00:18) Metric to Decide on Fine-Tuning (00:22) Strategy Differences of Big Tech Labs (00:27) Future of Knowledge Work and Employment -- Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.