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Favorite 2023 was a big year of progress toward our goal of establishing a Definition for Open Source AI, but we still have a long way to go. Strong momentum of global collaboration toward this end will continue in 2024, and we need your help. I detailed what we have
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Shared by voicesofopensource February 7, 2024
Favorite OSI announced a public forum to widen the conversations that will lead to version 1.0 of the Open Source AI Definition. The forums are part of our commitment to inclusiveness and transparency, matching the public town hall meetings that started two weeks ago. The public forum‘s goal is to
Read More Shared by voicesofopensource January 26, 2024
Favorite The current draft v. 0.0.3 of the Open Source AI Definition borrows wordings from the GNU Manifesto’s golden rule stating: If I like a program, I must be able to share it with others who like it. The GNU Manifesto The GNU Manifesto refers to “program” (not “AI system”),
Read More Shared by voicesofopensource November 28, 2023
Favorite The meeting of the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) members in Addis Ababa was very informative. The OSI led a workshop to define Open Source AI and joined the subsequent presentation by the AI Community of Practice (CoP) of the DPGA. There were about 40 people in the room,
Read More Shared by voicesofopensource November 22, 2023
Favorite We embarked on a process, promising at the beginning of the year that we’d make a first announcement at All Things Open, kickstarting a public conversation. We’ve delivered, thanks to contributions of many experts and sponsors. But it’s only the starting point. There is a lot more to do.
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Favorite The Open Source Summit Europe is a conference organized by the Linux Foundation with the goal of bringing together Open Source developers, technologists and community leaders to collaborate, share information, solve problems and gain knowledge. Last week, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) was present at this event, driving three
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Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) continues the work of exploring complexities surrounding the development and use of artificial intelligence in Deep Dive: AI – Defining Open Source AI, with the goal of collaboratively establishing a clear and defensible definition of “Open Source AI.” OSI is bringing together global experts
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Favorite The Open Source Initiative is deep into a multi-stakeholder process to define machine learning systems that can be characterized as “Open Source.” About 40 people put their heads together for the first community discussion in an hour-long session I led at FOSSY 2023. If you missed it, there are
Read More Shared by voicesofopensource July 27, 2023
Favorite The Open Source Initiative recently kicked off a multi-stakeholder process to define machine learning systems that can be characterized as “Open Source.” A long list of non-profit organizations, corporations and research groups have joined our call to find a common understanding of “open” principles applied to artificial intelligence (AI).
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Favorite Sharing knowledge and sharing code has always been a key driver for innovation in Artificial Intelligence. Researchers have gathered together since AI was established as a field to develop and advance novel techniques, from Natural Language Processing to Artificial Neural Networks, from Machine Learning to Deep Learning. The Open
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