Some developers say licenses for “open” AI models like Google's Gemma and Meta's Llama have limits that restrict commercial use without fear of legal reprisal
This week, Google released a family of open AI models, Gemma 3, that quickly garnered praise for their impressive efficiency.
With Google's Gemma 3 and Meta's Llama applying custom, non-standard licensing terms to their openly available AI models, the terms present legal challenges for companies using them. *My hot take*: This may drive European companies towards using Chinese AI models. techcrunch.com…
Gemma 3 models look good. It's a shame the license is toxic: - Usage restrictions - Viral license affects derivatives and synthetic data - Google can after-the-fact force you to stop using it AND all derivatives. How can you use this commercially if Google can rugpull you?
dont even know why industry folks take gemma or llama seriously at this point. both have copy left, not permissive, access and license. poisoned pilled. great for research, not good for industry.