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closed source

noun

    1. intellectual property, esp computer source code, that is not made available to the general public by its creators
    2. ( as modifier ) Compare open source

      closed source software

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“It should be renamed Super Closed Source for Maximum Profit AI,” he said.

He has criticized Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the firm behind chatbot sensation ChatGPT, of "training the AI to lie" and said OpenAI has now become a "closed source", "for-profit" organization that is "closely allied with Microsoft".

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“And then I kind of took my eye off the ball, I guess, and they are now closed source and they are obviously for profit.”

She claims it is one of the most effective tools to fight against China’s firewall, despite criticism from experts who warn that since Ultrasurf is closed source, there is no way to independently verify its performance or assure end users that they are not being tracked.

“Open source versus closed source, we don’t get hung up on those things,” Ms. Swett said.

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