One enterprise angle to open source models is that we will develop advanced forms of RPA. Models automating a single task really well.

We can’t rely on api providers to not “fire my employee”

Labs might be a little less keen to degrade that value vs all of the ai “besties” and “girlfriends” their poor UX has enabled for the ai illiterate.

Totally agree, stuff like this completely undermines the idea that these products will replace humans at scale.

If one develops a reputation for putting models out to pasture like Google does pet projects, you’d think twice before building a business around it

It’s boggles my mind that enterprises or SaaS wouldn’t be following release cycles of new models to improve their service and/or cost. Although I guess there’s enterprises that don’t do OS upgrades or pathing too, just alien to me.