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Open Weights or Open Source? How to Audit an LLM Licence

Many downloadable language models are called open source, but the label covers licences with very different rules on redistribution, commercial use and fine-tuning. This explainer sets out a four-layer openness audit — weights, code, data and rights — explains the licence families you will meet, and gives you one workflow and one scorecard for checking any model against the licence text itself.

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