Microsoft's Waite Urges Firms to Avoid AI Model Lock-In
Ryan Waite told the Open Source Summit that businesses should build their own learning loops and be able to move between AI models.
Ryan Waite, Director of Open Source Ecosystems and Incubations at Microsoft, used a keynote at the Open Source Summit to argue that businesses should build their own AI learning loops and avoid becoming dependent on a single AI provider or model.
The keynote was titled "From Open Source to Agentic Systems: Building the AI Native Era." In it, Waite described the interaction between AI and human expertise as a learning loop he called a hill-climbing machine.
His advice to businesses was twofold: build their own learning loops, and retain the ability to move between different AI models without being trapped with a particular one.
Model flexibility
Waite framed the relationship between AI systems and human expertise as an ongoing cycle rather than a one-off deployment. According to TechRadar, he said companies should not be beholden to a single AI provider.
Quick answers
What did Microsoft's Ryan Waite say at the Open Source Summit?
He said businesses should build their own learning loops and should not be beholden to a single AI provider, with the ability to move between different AI models.
What was the title of Ryan Waite's keynote?
The keynote was titled "From Open Source to Agentic Systems: Building the AI Native Era."