# Closed AI companies will embrace open source; the foundation layer must be open

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2024-06-18
- **Theme:** Open-Source AI — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/open-source-ai/
- **Source:** "Greg Osuri \| Founder of Akash Network: Liberty, Community, and the Future of Decentralized AI" (Beacon Podcast)
- **Watch at:** 01:14:14 — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greg-osuri-founder-of-akash-network-liberty/id1626302528?i=1000659451844
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/open-source-ai/2024-06-18-closed-ai-companies-will-embrace-open-source-the-f-6evb/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Closed AI companies will embrace open source; the foundation layer must be open," "Greg Osuri \| Founder of Akash Network: Liberty, Community, and the Future of Decentralized AI" (Beacon Podcast), 18 Jun 2024, 01:14:14. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greg-osuri-founder-of-akash-network-liberty/id1626302528?i=1000659451844

## Quote — verbatim

> The foundation of our technology has to be open source. What you build on top of that, you know, can be closed source, can be open. It's up to you.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Asked what happens to companies like OpenAI: "I think they embrace open source" (01:13:34). He extends the rule at 01:14:54 — "be it cloud, be it AI, be it money... these foundation stuff needs to be open" — and predicts Apple will leverage open-source AI "to give us better Siri" (01:15:40).