At VB Transform 2024, International Business Machines' Cox presented a persuasive rationale for collaborative development in corporate artificial intelligence. The speaker, VP of artificial intelligence systems and head at the joint MIT and IBM artificial intelligence laboratory, underscored the importance of transparency in tech progress, notably in the modern artificial intelligence ecosystem.
The IBM executive emphasized the multifaceted essence of accessibility in artificial intelligence, questioning the simplistic perception of the idea. He noted the expanding network of transparent systems from various sources, including tech giants, universities, and nation-states.
However, he articulated reservations about the standard of transparency in numerous LLMs, observing that some provide little more than a "bag of numbers" devoid of openness in their development processes.