OII | The case for and against open-source large language models for use in newsrooms

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22 Aug 2023

As publishers develop generative AI tools for their newsrooms, they have two primary choices when deciding what to build upon: open-source or private large language models (LLMs).

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Dr Felix M. Simon

DPhil Student

Felix is a OII DPhil Student, a Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and a Fellow at Columbia University's Tow Center. As a Leverhulme and Dieter Schwarz Scholar he researches AI in journalism and the news industry.

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