A senior software engineer at Google has written a critique arguing that the open-source community is outpacing the tech giant in artificial intelligence.
The engineer claims that Google's focus on rival startup OpenAI has distracted the company from the rapid developments being made in open-source technology.
The author asserts that open-source communities are advancing models that rival the quality of those at big tech companies, and can be made more cheaply.
The author recommends that Google shift its focus to smaller and more nimble models that can be iterated upon quickly.