Why Open Source AI Is Having Its Moment, and What Legal Leaders Need to Know

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What does open source AI really mean, why does it matter, and what should legal and business leaders be thinking about as the landscape continues to evolve? In this episode of AI Sidebar, Irene Liu talks with Heather Meeker, an internationally recognized open source software licensing expert, partner at TechLaw Partners, co-founder of Chinstrap Community, and author of Open Source for Business . Meeker explains why open source AI is harder to define than open source software, how open weights differ from truly open models, and why that distinction matters for lawyers advising companies on how these tools can be used. Irene and Heather also explore what legal and business leaders should know…