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Open Weights AI talk set for GDG DevFest Melbourne

Original: What if your AI model couldn't be deprecated, repriced, or geo-restricted out from under you? 🤔 Bishal Sapkota (AI Lead

Bishal Sapkota, AI Lead at Outback Yak, will present the 'Wonderful World of Open Weights AI' at GDG DevFest Melbourne 2026. The talk argues that open-weight models free developers from sudden deprecation, repricing or geo-restrictions, and will tour today's leading open models and how benchmark results compare with real-world performance.

Why now: Growing developer interest in open-weight AI models as an alternative to closed, commercially controlled APIs.

Bishal SapkotaOutback YakGDG DevFest Melbourne

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• What if your AI model couldn't be deprecated, repriced, or geo-restricted out from under you? 🤔 Bishal Sapkota (AI Lead @ Outback Yak) is bringing "Wonderful world of Open Weights AI" to GDG DevFest Melbourne 2026 - a tour of today's open-weight models, why the benchmarks you… · gdgmelbourne@aus.social · 3

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