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Open-source vs closed-source AI: governance (Deeploy)

Deeploy compares open-weight vs closed API models — transparency, vendor lock-in, hybrid stacks, and how EU AI Act roles (provider vs deployer) shift with each choice.

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Published 24 September 2025 on Deeploy: a governance lens on open-weight (incl. “open weights” vs truly open) versus closed API models — trade-offs on control, explainability, vendor dependence, and who carries provider obligations under the EU AI Act.

It argues for a hybrid reality: critical workloads where you must own the stack vs productivity tools where speed wins — and warns against wrong-fit choices (open without skills, closed where you can’t accept the blind spots).

Full article: deeploy.ml/governing-open-source-vs-closed-source-ai-models.