百度创始人、董事长兼首席执行官李彦宏近日在内部讲话中首次公开讨论了百度的“文心”大模型不开源的原因。他表示，一年前“文心”发布之际，公司内部曾就是否开源展开过激烈的辩论，最终决定保持闭源状态。李彦宏指出，考虑到市场已有多个开源模型，如国外的Llama和Mistral，以及国内的智源、百川和阿里的通义等，百度的加入并不能显著改变开源模型的市场格局。他认为，百度若开源，需要额外投入资源维护开源版本，这在商业策略上并不经济。
李彦宏强调，百度的决策基于对市场的理解和自身商业模式的考量。他指出，闭源使得百度能够更专注于模型的能力提升和商业应用，以此形成独特的竞争优势。这一决定反映出百度在人工智能领域的发展策略，即通过保留核心技术和知识产权，确保公司在激烈的市场竞争中保持领先地位。
据澎湃新闻网报道，李彦宏的这一言论揭示了百度在大模型战略上的深思熟虑，同时也引发了业界对于开源与闭源模式在人工智能发展中的讨论。尽管开源模式在促进技术创新和协作方面有其优势，但闭源策略在一定程度上也能保障企业的商业利益和研发效率。
英语如下：
News Title: “Robin Li Reveals the Secrets Behind Baidu’s Wenxin Big Model闭源 Strategy: A Balance of Business Models and Competitiveness”
Keywords: Robin Li, Wenxin Big Model, Closed-Source Strategy
News Content: Baidu’s founder, Chairman, and CEO, Robin Li, recently disclosed for the first time in an internal speech the reasons behind the company’s decision not to open-source its “Wenxin” large language model. He explained that when “Wenxin” was launched a year ago, Baidu had intense internal debates about whether to make it open-source, eventually opting to keep it closed-source. Li pointed out that with existing open-source models like Llama and Mistral overseas, as well as domestic alternatives such as Zhiyuan, BaiChuan, and Alibaba’s Tongyi, Baidu’s contribution would not substantially alter the open-source landscape.
He emphasized that Baidu’s choice was based on its understanding of the market and its own business model. Li argued that open-sourcing would require additional resources for maintaining a separate version, which is not economically viable from a commercial strategy perspective.
Stressing the company’s focus, Li stated that the closed-source approach enables Baidu to concentrate on enhancing the model’s capabilities and commercial applications, thus creating a distinctive competitive edge. This decision underscores Baidu’s development strategy in the AI field, which involves retaining core technologies and intellectual property to maintain a leading position in the fierce market competition.
According to Peng Mei News, Li’s comments shed light on Baidu’s thoughtful approach to its big model strategy and have sparked industry discussions about the trade-offs between open-source and closed-source models in AI development. While open-source models have advantages in fostering innovation and collaboration, closed-source strategies can also protect a company’s commercial interests and research efficiency.
【来源】https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_26996280
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