Corporate America shifts toward open-source AI, companies including AT&T, Airbnb, Deloitte seek cheaper alternatives to closed models

A New York Times report, cited by a prediction-market account, states that major U.S. companies including AT&T, Airbnb, and Deloitte are shifting toward open-source AI models as cheaper alternatives to closed models from OpenAI and Anthropic. The report suggests a broader corporate trend away from proprietary AI vendors.