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The Open Source Initiative joins CMU in launching Open Forum for AI: A human-centered approach to AI development
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is pleased to share that we are joining the founding team of Open Forum for AI (OFAI), an initiative designed by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to foster a human-centered approach to …
Open Source AI Definition – Weekly update July 15
Stay up to date with the Open Source AI Definition
Mer Joyce: voices of the Open Source AI Definition
Meet Mer Joyce, founder and principal of Do Big Good, independent consultant hired by the OSI to lead the OSAID co-design process.
Beyond SPDX: expanding licenses identified by ClearlyDefined
ClearlyDefined now supports non-SPDX licenses. Scancode already provides this functionality and it offers mapping from these non-SPDX licenses to the SPDX LicenseRef. Organizations using ClearlyDefined now have the option to decide how to handle non-SPDX licenses …

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Events

Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

July 26, 2024    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Free
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the Open Source AI [...]
Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

August 2, 2024    
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Free
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the Open Source AI [...]
Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

August 23, 2024    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Free
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the Open Source AI [...]
Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

September 6, 2024    
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Free
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the Open Source AI [...]
Open Source Summit EU 2024

Open Source Summit EU 2024

September 16, 2024 - September 17, 2024    
All Day
Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

September 20, 2024    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Free
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the Open Source AI [...]
Nerdearla Argentina

Nerdearla Argentina

September 24, 2024 - September 28, 2024    
All Day
Nerdearla is the largest free tech conference in Latin America. In this tenth anniversary edition the OSI will participate with talks and hosting the Open [...]
Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

October 4, 2024    
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Free
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the Open Source AI [...]
Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

Open Source AI Definition Town Hall

October 18, 2024    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Free
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the Open Source AI [...]
All Things Open 2024

All Things Open 2024

October 27, 2024 - October 29, 2024    
All Day
The OSI is hosting a track to discuss Open Source Business & Open Source AI.

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