Keep the code behind AI open, say two entrepreneurs

Keep the code behind AI open, say two entrepreneurs

No one doubts that artificial intelligence (AI) will change the world. But a doctrinal dispute continues to rage over the design of AI models, namely whether the software should be “closed-source” or “open-source”—in other words, whether code is proprietary, or public and open to modification by anyone. Some argue that open-source AI is a dead … Read more

Appian’s $2 billion verdict against Pegasystems overturned by appeals court

-Software company Pegasystems convinced a Virginia appeals court on Tuesday to throw out a $2 billion jury verdict for rival Appian in a court battle over Pegasystems’ alleged theft of Appian’s trade secrets. The award from 2022 had been the largest damages verdict in Virginia court history, the Court of Appeals of Virginia said in … Read more