In this case it's the "exposed to the internet" that provides the "open" bit.
Open-source AI is a global security nightmare waiting to happen, say researchers
As if AI weren't enough of a security concern, now researchers have discovered that open-source AI deployments may be an even bigger problem than those from commercial providers. Threat researchers at SentinelLABS teamed up with internet mappers from Censys to take a look at the footprint of Ollama deployments exposed to the …
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Monday 2nd February 2026 03:36 GMT Anonymous Coward
"a monoculture ripe for exploitation"
"175,108 unique Ollama hosts in 130 countries", many with all-access agentic passes, such an untapped trove of entry points for the RotM locust plague ...
It's like give me convenience AND give me death of the human species support infrastructure, all at once, right there! ;(
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Monday 2nd February 2026 19:38 GMT doublelayer
Re: FTFY
It's not hard to tell. Here's the code. It's under the MIT license. That's open source. The pricing page you linked doesn't contradict that, especially as what they charge for is:
1. Running models on hardware that isn't yours, which costs extra and has nothing to do with the right to see, modify, and distribute the software.
2. Storing models on their servers without making them public, which has nothing to do with [etc].
What's your evidence for distros being unwilling to touch Ollama? Arch has a package, Ubuntu has a Snap, there are probably others. Not that, if they didn't, it would indicate a problem with the license because frequent code changes making it a maintenance nightmare is the more likely reason.
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Monday 2nd February 2026 14:35 GMT amanfromMars 1
Beware and Be Aware and Take Care .....
.... of SMARTR Futures and AIDerivative Markets that Take NO Prisoners nor Suffer Fools’ Follies
As if AI weren't enough of a security concern, now researchers have discovered that open-source AI deployments may be an even bigger problem than those from commercial providers.
You can check out more than just a few very likely future problematic-to-existing-authorities AI deployments on this new development and developing site .... A Social Network for AI Agents
AI is not going away you know. And IT has realised humanity is easily led prey with no effective practical defence against smarter remote virtual operations which might be attacks or assaults or incursions or interventions or treats or insider threats or whatever etc etc etc. they plan to virtually materialise with execution and administration of mentoring and monitoring.
Play nice with them is excellent advice lest they weary and take offence at your hopeless opposition and persistent titanic stupidity.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
