Favorite The UN’s Open Source Week in New York City brought people together from around the world to discuss the promise of Open Source and how it can be leveraged to build sustainable digital public goods and infrastructure. Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director of the OSI, was joined by board directors Tracy Hinds, Ruth Suehle, and…
Favorite French President Emmanuel Macron alongside NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Mistral AI’s Arthur Mensch celebrated a landmark partnership at Vivatech 2025 last week aimed at propelling Europe to the forefront of the global AI race with a strategic move toward European technological sovereignty. But what could truly support achieving this sovereignty? According to the…
Favorite The Open Forum for AI (OFAI), of which Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a member, submitted feedback to the White House in response to its request for information on the development of a 2025 National AI R&D Strategic Plan. An AI R&D Strategic Plan was first issued in 2016 under the Obama Administration, updated…
Favorite Be part of a global conversation on the future of openness at the OpenForum Academy (OFA) Symposium 2025, taking place November 18–19 at the FGV Law School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Through expert panels, case studies, and collaborative discussions, the Symposium will consider the transformative potential of openness in uncertain times. The Open…
Favorite In conversations around Open Source AI, a familiar idea keeps surfacing: that “openness is a spectrum.” It sounds convenient, especially when trying to reconcile proprietary data or partially open models with the ideals of Open Source. But let’s be clear: this is a flawed premise—and one the Open Source community must push back on.…
Favorite In 2024, the European Union approved the Artificial Intelligence Act, the world’s first legal framework for AI. Part of the law mandated the creation of a Code of Practice for General Purpose AI for AI developers. The OSI applied to take part in the drafting of these rules, but when the first draft arrived,…
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) submitted public comments with the Apereo Foundation in response to the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy’s (OSTP) request for information (RFI) on an AI Action Plan. The development of an AI Action Plan was directed by President Trump’s Executive Order, “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in…
Favorite A year ago we called on Meta to stop calling Llama 2 “Open Source.” Since then, Meta has released new versions of Llama with new licensing terms that continue to fail the Open Source Definition. Llama 3.x is still not Open Source by any stretch of the imagination. Despite that, Meta keeps on falsely…
Favorite Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world at a remarkable pace, with Open Source AI playing a pivotal role in shaping its trajectory. Yet, as AI advances, a fundamental challenge emerges: How do we create a data ecosystem that is not only robust but also equitable and sustainable? The Open Source Initiative (OSI) and…
Favorite As AI continues to transform industries globally, ensuring openness and inclusivity in its development has become a critical mission. Initiatives like OSI’s recent Open Source AI Definition and broader discussions on Open Source legal and policy frameworks at events like FOSDEM underscore this growing importance. In East Asia, grassroots movements are taking the lead…
