Facebook doesn't want the models to be the money making bit, because they aren't a licensing/subscription service. They are an ads and soon hardware-platform company. They want those bits to be what people pay for. Not the models.
All these models are licensed under a non-commercial license. So their competitors don't gain a real advantage.
Other than OpenAI (who are remarkably tight lipped), ML researchers are pretty chatty in both their papers and watercooler hangouts. So, the information is going to get out either way. Might as well get ahead of it, and look like the good guy in the process.
Facebook doesn't want the models to be the money making bit, because they aren't a licensing/subscription service. They are an ads and soon hardware-platform company. They want those bits to be what people pay for. Not the models.
All these models are licensed under a non-commercial license. So their competitors don't gain a real advantage.
Other than OpenAI (who are remarkably tight lipped), ML researchers are pretty chatty in both their papers and watercooler hangouts. So, the information is going to get out either way. Might as well get ahead of it, and look like the good guy in the process.