Ask HN: Finetuning OpenAI models and ToS restrictions
I think I read somewhere that OpenAI didn't allow using its models output to train other models, does this also apply to their own fine tuning API?
Specifically the TOS says:
“You may not … (iii) use output from the Services to develop models that compete with OpenAI;”
It would be interesting to clarify:
1) does this apply to the fine tuning api (probably yes)
2) what counts as competing with OpenAI (probably just selling general non-use case specific llm apis and platforms? I’d hope that vertical specific apis are ok and chatgpt competitors are ok)
3) does creating a model with openai’s fine tuning engine itself count as creating a model or are they intending this to apply to non-OpenAI hosted model creation only (I’d hope that they’re fine with people creating fine tuned models that compete with OpenAI given it’s on their platform)