What is Open Weight?
Artificial intelligence models whose internal structure and parameters have been made public so that developers can run them on their own devices.
Overview
It is the sharing of the numerical values (weights) considered the 'brain' of an artificial intelligence model with everyone. This allows you to see how the model works and to install and use it on your own computer. However, this does not mean that the model's training data is also open.
How it works
Developers download these weights to run the model on their own servers or local computers.
Where it is used
It is used in local artificial intelligence applications, private projects, and model customization studies.
Commonly confused with
Open Source AI
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference from Open Source?
Open Source usually includes the training data as well, whereas Open Weight only shares the final version of the model.
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