百度创始人、董事长兼首席执行官李彦宏在近期的内部讲话中首次公开解释了百度的“文心”大模型为何选择闭源。他表示，一年前，当“文心”首次发布时，公司内部对于是否开源展开了激烈的讨论。最终，百度决定不走开源路线，主要基于两方面的考虑。
首先，李彦宏认为，在当前市场环境下，已经存在多个有影响力的开源模型，如国外的Llama和Mistral，以及国内的智源、百川和阿里的通义等。他认为，百度的加入并不能显著改变开源模型的市场格局，因此“多百度一家不多，少百度一家不少”。
其次，李彦宏指出，开源意味着百度需要投入额外资源去维护一个开源版本，这在商业策略上并不经济。他强调，闭源模式能够为百度提供更有效的商业模式，使公司能够集中资源提升模型的能力和竞争力。
李彦宏的这一表态反映出百度在人工智能领域的战略选择，即通过保持“文心”大模型的闭源状态，以保护公司的技术优势和商业利益。这一决定也揭示了百度在开源与闭源之间的权衡，以及在激烈的市场竞争中如何寻找可持续发展的路径。
英语如下：
News Title: “Li Yanhong Reveals the Truth Behind Baidu’s Wenxin Large Model闭Source Decision:商业模式and Competitive Considerations”
Keywords: Li Yanhong, Wenxin Large Model, Closed-Source
News Content: Baidu’s founder, Chairman, and CEO, Robin Li, recently disclosed for the first time in an internal speech the reasoning behind Baidu’s decision not to open-source its “Wenxin” large language model. He explained that when “Wenxin” was initially launched a year ago, the company had intense internal debates about whether to adopt an open-source approach. Ultimately, Baidu opted against it, based on two primary factors.
Firstly, Li Yanhong believes that in the current market landscape, there are already multiple influential open-source models, such as Llama and Mistral abroad, and domestically, Zhiyuan, BaiChuan, and Alibaba’s Qwen. He argues that Baidu’s participation would not significantly alter the open-source model landscape, stating, “One more Baidu wouldn’t make much difference, nor would one less.”
Secondly, Li pointed out that open-sourcing would require Baidu to invest additional resources in maintaining an open-source version, which is not economically viable from a business strategy perspective. He emphasized that a closed-source model enables Baidu to adopt a more efficient business model, allowing the company to concentrate resources on enhancing the model’s capabilities and competitiveness.
Li Yanhong’s statement reflects Baidu’s strategic choice in the AI field, which is to preserve the closed-source status of the “Wenxin” large model to protect the company’s technological edge and commercial interests. This decision also underscores Baidu’s balancing act between open-source and closed-source, and its search for a sustainable development path amidst fierce market competition.
【来源】https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_26996280
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