Analysis

August 30, 2023

Open source is no longer a moat for GenAI startups

More companies are building and releasing open source AI models — what does that mean for startups trying to commercialise the tech?


Tim Smith

4 min read

This week, OpenAI, the Silicon Valley-based creator of ChatGPT, made a move that could have some founders and VCs sweating. On Monday, it released “ChatGPT Enterprise” — a new product aimed at businesses that lets them securely input their own company data into the AI system — creating a direct competitor to startups offering GenAI models as a business service.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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