For several decades now, the most innovative software has always emerged from the world of open source software. It’s no different with machine learning and large language models. If anything, the open source ecosystem has grown richer and more complex, because now there are open source models to complement the open source code.
By doing open source contributions, you will learn a lot. It allows you to become a part of the open-source community. It can be hard at the beginning, but it’s definitely worth it.