I think its more about making the same research available to everyone, or other things that are relatively free to distribute (like code, even though, as hinted, it does not mean that everything will be open-sourced as its written).

Although, you do make a good point. If only the most powerful companies can afford meaningful machine time, how democratized can AI be?

> If only the most powerful companies can afford meaningful machine time, how democratized can AI be?

That's the big trick that nobody seems to give a shit about, as they scramble around to make a buck.

Having the research or even the code doesn't really give you an advantage. We're just trading one set of overlords for another.