source code
noun
: a computer program in its original programming language (such as FORTRAN or C) before translation into object code usually by a compiler
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At the heart of the case is whether developers can be held criminally responsible for creating open source code used by others to commit financial crimes.
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Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The source code is available as open source on CHM’s GitHub page.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2025
Because the source code is openly available, security teams can conduct thorough audits, deploy specialized monitoring tools and customize the model environment according to their specific security protocols.
—Eli David, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Both were needed to unlock a chamber aboard a Russian stealth submarine that contained The Entity's source code, so the possessor of those keys could control or (preferably) destroy the AI.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The source code is available as open source on CHM’s GitHub page.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2025
Because the source code is openly available, security teams can conduct thorough audits, deploy specialized monitoring tools and customize the model environment according to their specific security protocols.
—Eli David, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Both were needed to unlock a chamber aboard a Russian stealth submarine that contained The Entity's source code, so the possessor of those keys could control or (preferably) destroy the AI.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Source code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/source%20code. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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