Takeaways from the “Defining Open AI” community workshop
Stakeholders gathered at FOSSY 2023 for the first community discussion on defining “open” AI.
Author Archives: Stefano Maffulli
Meta’s LLaMa 2 license is not Open Source
Meta is lowering barriers for access to powerful AI systems, but unfortunately, Meta has created the misunderstanding that LLaMa 2 is “open source” – it is not.
Towards a definition of “Open Artificial Intelligence”: First meeting recap
The Open Source Initiative kicked off a multi-stakeholder process to define machine learning systems that can be characterized as “Open Source.” This is the recap of the first meeting.
The importance of Open Source AI and the challenges of liberating data
A post is taken from a speech given remotely at LLW 2023 by OSI Executive director Stefano Maffulli.
Things I learned at Brussels to the Bay: AI governance in the world
Powerful Artificial Intelligence technology is pressing more questions on Open Source and society every day. AI is contributing to important breakthroughs and we’re only beginning to see the potential for innovation it can bring to fields such as climate, health, agriculture and mobility (to name just a few).
Open Source Approved License® registry project underway with help of intern, Giulia Dellanoce
I shared last month the details of the new OSI website, hosted on WordPress. One of the main drivers for this upgrade was to unify OSI-approved licenses with all related…
2023 State of Open Source Report: key findings and analysis
I joined Javier Perez on a webinar reviewing the results of the 2023 State of Open Source survey, a collaborative effort between OpenLogic by Perforce and the Open Source Initiative (OSI)….
Predictions in Open Source: Security, Mature Strategies, COSO, AI/ML
I joined Javier Perez and Rod Cope of Perforce in a webinar entitled Open Source Trends to Watch in 2023 where we reviewed our 2022 predictions and laid out some new…
What’s next for OSI’s website
OSI’s website moved to a managed platform, laying the foundations for future improvements.
How OSI got to Mastodon
We have a new official social media channel for the Open Source Initiative: OSI is on Mastodon. We’ve been working to get a proper, authenticated home in the Fediverse for…
Now Hiring: Community Manager for ClearlyDefined Project
We’re hiring! The Open Source Initiative is looking for a Community Manager to help grow the contributions to ClearlyDefined and expand its reach. Consumers of Open Source often struggle to…
Welcome to Deep Dive AI
With AI systems being so complex, concepts like “program” or “source code” in the Open Source Definition are challenged in new and surprising ways.