For the first time in roughly five years, OpenAI is gearing up to release an AI system that's truly "open," meaning it'll be available for download at no cost and not gated behind an API. TechCrunch ...

Earlier this week, DeepSeek, a well-funded Chinese AI lab, released an "open" AI model that beats many rivals on popular benchmarks. Posts on X — and TechCrunch's own tests — show that DeepSeek V3 ...

For the first time in roughly five years, OpenAI is gearing up to release an AI system that's truly "open," meaning it'll be available for download at no cost and not gated behind an API ...