Open Data and Open Source AI: Charting a course to get more of both
The Open Source Initiative organized a workshop to discuss data sharing and governance for AI training. This is a teaser of a whitepaper coming in a few weeks.
Author Archives: Stefano Maffulli
A Journey toward defining Open Source AI: presentation at Open Source Summit Europe
A few weeks ago I attended Open Source Summit Europe 2024, an event organized by the Linux Foundation, that brought together brilliant developers, technologists and leaders from all over the world, reinforcing what Open Source is truly about—collaboration, innovation and community.
Three things I learned at KubeCon + AI_Dev China 2024
KubeCon China 2024 was a whirlwind of innovation, community and technical deep dives. As it often happens at these community events, I was blown away by the energy, enthusiasm and sheer amount of knowledge being shared.
OSI at the United Nations OSPOs for Good
Earlier this month the Open Source Initiative participated in the “OSPOs for Good” event promoted by the United Nations in NYC.
Explaining the concept of Data information
This post clarifies how the draft Open Source AI Definition arrived at its current state, the design principles behind the Data information concept and the constraints (legal and technical) it operates under.
Contributions of Open Source to AI: a panel discussion at CPDP-ai conference
Discussing the challenges of Open Source AI when it comes to data, hardware, big tech companies and government regulations as a panelist at the CPDP-ai conference in Brussels.
Exploring openness in AI: Insights from the Columbia Convening
A framework to discuss openness and AI published by Columbia Institute of Global Politics and Mozilla, in collaboration with OSI and leading AI scholars and practitioners.
Why datasets built on public domain might not be enough for AI
Common Corpus is a public domain dataset for training large language models (LLMs). Boasting 500 billion words in multiple languages, drawn from various cultural initiatives, it offers researchers a powerful tool to develop smaller and more efficient LLMs. It should not be abused as a tool to promote public policies that expand the reach of copyright law.
OSI participates in Columbia Convening on openness and AI; first readouts available
Stefano Maffulli participates in collaboration on building a framework for openness in AI with Mozilla and the Columbia Institute of Global Politics with technical and policy memorandums being released.
Letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo urging protection of openness and transparency in AI
The OSI contributed, along with other members of civil society and academia, to a letter drafted by Mozilla and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) asking the White House and Congress to exercise great caution when considering whether and how to regulate the publication of open models.
Results of 2024 elections of OSI board of directors
The polls just closed, the results are in. Congratulations to the returning directors Thierry Carrez and Josh Berkus, and the newly elected director Chris Aniszczyk.
A candid conversation on The Changelog Podcast about defining Open Source AI, and what is really at stake
Listen to The Changelog podcast discussing the work of the OSI, especially toward a formal Definition of Open Source AI.