Jess Weatherbed is a news writer at The Verge. With a passion for technology and a background in prosthetics makeup, she covers a range of topics including AI, machine learning, consumer tech, and cybersecurity. Jess has been featured in several prominent publications, including TechRadar, Creative Bloq, and Space.com.
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The GitHub-like open-source AI repository was last valued at $4.5 billion in 2023.
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