New Delhi, April 5 -- Once upon a time, it was hoped that all AI models would be free-they'd be focused more on the public good than on making profits. That utopian idea has died a quiet death, but the dream of open source AI tools hasn't gone away. A few days ago Google unveiled Gemma 4, that can be downloaded and shaped by developers using an Apache 2.0 license. Gemma 4's models can handle coding, complex reasoning and real-world tasks. They are also supposed to be light enough to be run on laptops and phones. There are four sizes to the models, and analysts believe that being open, these models can run directly on devices, and perhaps even without requiring an internet connection.

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