- Published on April 22, 2025
- In AI Features
Why Young Developers Believe in Open Source AI
“AI is becoming a part of my workforce every single day, and if it remains closed source, it’d be very difficult for me to embrace it.”
- By Ankush Das
Not everyone likes the idea of proprietary AI, often due to worries about transparency or concerns over how their data is managed and protected.
Although building open-source large language models (LLMs) is not for everyone, many young developers appear drawn to open-source AI, be it using an open-source LLM as a service offering or downloading, customising, and hosting it for their solutions.
A recent survey by Stack Overflow involving over 1,000 developers and technologists shed light on whether young developers are at the forefront of open-source AI and what one can learn from it.
The Shift to Open Source AI
While many of the most popular AI models and chatbot services are not open source, there is a noticeable shift towards open-source AI.
Recently, OpenAI chief Sam Altm
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Ankush Das
I am a tech aficionado and a computer science graduate with a keen interest in AI, Coding, Open Source, Global SaaS, and Cloud. Have a tip? Reach out to ankush.das@aimmediahouse.com
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