To ensure America's continued leadership in the global economy, it's essential to harness the power of open source AI, which democratizes access to cutting-edge technology and empowers workers and businesses to innovate and thrive.

Open source AI models like Meta's Llama, which has been downloaded more than 1 billion times, drive competitiveness and level the playing field by giving businesses, start-ups, and researchers equal and free access to download otherwise expensive technologies. This helps to ensure that more people everywhere can drive innovation by leveraging AI.

Why it's important: An open source approach to AI leads to better products, faster innovation, stronger economic growth and increased productivity. That's why open source AI is the foundation to sustain and enhance America's leadership in the global AI race.

💡Among the key economic benefits of open source AI:

Increases access: By providing access to cutting-edge AI technology for free, open source gives entrepreneurs and small businesses an affordable entry point to building with AI.

• A recent survey of business decision makers found that more than 50% of organizations report using open source AI technologies.

Revolutionizes industries: From healthcare to agriculture, construction, and manufacturing, open source AI is making virtually all sectors of the US economy more efficient and more competitive globally.

• Open source is revolutionizing the agricultural industry by enabling farmers to make data-driven decisions, optimize crop yields, and reduce waste. AI in agriculture is projected to grow from $1.7 billion in 2023 to $4.7 billion by 2028.

Improves job satisfaction: Through customization, open models can serve as a tool to help workers be more efficient and allow them to focus on high value work. It also creates new jobs by unlocking American homegrown innovation.

• Firms adopting AI see approximately 6% higher employment growth over five years compared to non-adopting firms.

As a small business based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, WriteSea used Llama to improve job search outcomes, putting more Americans back to work.

• WriteSea uses Llama to build Job Search Genius, an AI career coach designed to help candidates stand out and enhance the job search experience through resume improvements and interview practice.
• It is helping job seekers find a job in half the time compared to traditional job search strategies.

"At WriteSea, we chose to build on top of open source AI models like Llama for three key reasons: cost effectiveness, developer community, and data security," says Brandon Mitchell, founder of WriteSea.

• "By leveraging these models, we're able to control our costs, tap into a vast developer community, and ensure the security of our users' sensitive data. This approach has allowed us as a small business to innovate faster and stay at the forefront of what's happening in the industry."

The impact: For many small businesses, this technology would not have been achievable with expensive closed source models. That's why Llama and open source are becoming the industry standard for building on AI.

The takeaway: AI has the potential to inject trillions of dollars into the U.S. economy, unlocking new opportunities and fortifying U.S. competitiveness. There is a role for governments to play in supporting AI innovation among businesses.

With continued cross-sector collaboration between policymakers, industry stakeholders and experts in civil society, we believe that open source AI can create a more positive AI future, delivering its broad-based benefits to everyone.

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