The struggle between open source and proprietary software is well understood. But the tensions permeating software circles for decades have shuffled into the artificial intelligence space, in part ...

The Open Source AI Definition will provide a reference for determining whether an AI system is truly open source AI, OSI said. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) on Monday released the result of a ...

There are two sides to the software industry. One faces outwards, with whizzy products and services that bring in billions of dollars of revenue for trillion-dollar companies. The other faces inwards, ...

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) recently unveiled its latest draft definition for “open source AI,” aiming to clarify the ambiguous use of the term in the fast-moving field. The move comes as some ...

An amendment to the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has changed the widely accepted definition of open source software, which has the potential to lead to confusion across the open source community.

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The answer could determine who gets to shape the future of the technology. Suddenly, “open source” is the latest buzzword in AI circles. Meta has pledged to create open-source artificial general ...

Meta’s Llama does not fit OSI’s new definition. Meta’s Llama does not fit OSI’s new definition. was a senior AI reporter working with The Verge’s policy and tech teams. The Open Source Initiative (OSI ...

For every yin, there’s a yang; for every action, a reaction; and for every piece of proprietary software, there’s an open source alternative. Or something like that. There are potential downsides to ...

Open-source software will continue its march through the enterprise technology stack, buoyed by AI and (hopefully) transformative funding solutions that address sustainability. Over the past decades, ...

Residents of hell, start checking for icicles: Microsoft has gained Open Source Initiative (OSI) approval for two of its "shared source" licenses, making it an official backer and provider of ...