You can download a model, hash it and run it fully offline, and still not have open source.
Open weights means the parameters are downloadable. Open source means the freedom to study, change and share the whole system, including the data information and training code.
New note: what the Llama, Gemma and OLMo licences actually let you do, and what you can (and can't) verify from your own machine. With AI-voice audio.
https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/open-weights-is-not-open-source
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