What Is Chroma?
Chroma is an AI tool developed by a small team of full-time employees, aiming to create an open-source project of the same name. Their primary goal is to democratize AI systems, making robust, safe, and aligned AI tools accessible to both new developers entering the field of machine learning and organizations dealing with millions of users. They believe in expanding possibilities through open-source software.
As a commercial open source company, Chroma believes in forming financially sustainable teams to manage, push, and integrate their project, considering it beneficial for the project’s overall health and the community. They emphasize the importance of clear values surrounding this approach.
The success of Chroma as a ubiquitous open source standard is crucial to the technology’s overall success and is seen as a win-win for everyone involved. They acknowledge that many organizations may not adopt Chroma without the availability of a commercially hosted solution, and thus they must back the project with a viable business model. Their goal is to develop both an outstanding project and a successful business.
In terms of code availability, they follow the buyer-based open-source model, ensuring that any feature useful to individual developers will always remain 100% open source. They see this as a crucial aspect of achieving their mission.
