From Code to Community: How Open Sourcing Accelerated AI Growth

In this conversation, Gideon Mendels, CEO and co-founder of Comet, shares the journey of building an AI observability platform from its inception in 2018, the launch of their new product OPIC, and the strategic decision to open source it. He discusses the rapid growth of OPIC, its features, and the importance of evaluation in AI applications. As AI and machine learning become increasingly central to business operations, Comet builds tools that help teams manage any machine learning or large language model lifecycle.