10 Top Open Source AI Platforms and Tools to Try Today

Open source AI platforms are helping humanity move toward a futuristic world faster than most anticipated.Open source AI platforms are helping humanity move toward a futuristic world faster than most anticipated. OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google have had an outrageous month in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, and this field keeps accelerating. What is open source AI? Defining this term requires understanding a few others. Open source is a software development term that means any programmer can jump in and work with it, the goal being to develop robust software in a shorter amount of time. This is a great way to leverage the novel ideas of the best minds to fuel progress in technology. Think of open source as a group project where humanity benefits from A+ work. Artificial Intelligence is a branch of computer science that develops programs and algorithms (step-by-step processes designed to solve a problem or answer a question) that help make various machines operate in more human-like ways. There are several subfields of this science, including: Natural language processing (NLP), which focuses on developing natural interactions between humans and computers. Specialized software helps machines process human language, create understandable words, and interact with humans through language. Machine learning (ML), which prioritizes a machine’s ability to analyze information and use it to make recommendations or decisions based on the data sets it has provided. Computer vision, which is all about creating machines that can understand and then interpret visual information. Robotics that can physically perform tasks without human micromanagement, including interaction with humans. Right now, companies verify we are human by having us choose photos from a set with one thing in common, such as cars or volcanoes. And if we were to see a car at the base of an active volcano, we can extrapolate that the car will be damaged. Machines are still developing these abilities. Open source AI, then, can be defined as software engineers collaborating on various artificial intelligence projects that are open to the public to develop. The goal is to better integrate computing with humanity. We need one last bonus keyword that helps us tie open source AI to marketing: Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 is the idea that advanced computing and AI have unlocked a new era in human productivity. The first industrial revolution was about creating machines to do work via steam or water power. The second industrial revolution was when we converted machines to electric power and embraced mass production. Products were built by human assembly lines, assisted by electric conveyor belts that brought the work to their hands. The third industrial revolution was when we plugged computers into the machinery to boost efficiency and automation. Car factories now have machines programmed to quickly and precisely build cars without human assembly lines. And now the fourth industrial revolution — dubbed Industry 4.0 — is about how the industry is changing now that humanity and computing are so closely interconnected. Business doesn’t just happen in boardrooms and on factory floors