The AI and machine learning community is inextricable from open source software at this point, and there is no sign of this changing. In the past week, Microsoft and Nvidia have both unveiled new open source projects, driving home the idea that the majority of the money that will be made here is through providing services. It’s a contentious point, but boils down to the fact that most companies using AI-based technologies are going to be buying it from a cloud vendor, packaged as part of a larger suite. The market for on-premises appliances seems very small, and while bespoke software integrations are useful for specialist applications, the bulk of usage is going to be through platforms like Google’s GCP,…