Open source
noun1.Open source means the recipe is published: anyone can see how the AI works, copy it, modify it, and use it freely. It's the opposite of a locked black box. Meta just did this with their latest model; OpenAI is doing the opposite by locking theirs down. Same technology, wildly different trust models.
Straight up:“One company says here is the recipe. The other says trust us, we know what we are doing.”The Straight-Shooter
Explained 11 August 2026 on the 6 O’Clock News.