New risk assessment framework offers clarity for open AI models
The marginal risk associated with open foundation models has been clarified in a recent position paper, addressing a contentious debate in the AI community.
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The European regulators listened to the Open Source communities!
Open Source communities defended developers and foundations against risks posed by the CRA to Open Source development, and their voices were heard. Workshops being offered at FOSDEM offer a chance for others to participate moving forward.
Fixing a gap in the SEP regulation
In OSI’s feedback to the European Commission’s proposed Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Regulation (SEP-R), OSI recommended that the legislation add a waiting period for patent claims registered under the regulation…
OSI work in developing an Open Source AI definition featured in the State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem 2023 report
OSI’s work is featured in the State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem 2023 report, published by the Digital Public Goods Alliance.
License Consistency Working Group begins license review
License Consistency Working Group (LCWG) begins work to review OSI’s library of licenses against current standards.
Diverse Open Source uses highlight need for precision in Cyber Resilience Act
The final legislative phase of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is starting and the drafts still have issues arising from framing by the Commission or Parliament. Read OSI’s recommendations to frame the trialogue.
The AI renaissance and why open innovation matters
In our previous article, we highlighted various advancements that have been made by the Open Source community around LLMs in recent months. This second part will focus on various AI…
Convening public benefit and charitable foundations working in open domains
Open Policy Alliance was created to amplify underrepresented voices in public policy development, focused on informing US policy discussions and global collaboration.
Modern EU policies need the voices of the fourth sector
The European Commission needs to extend its consultations, Expert Groups and other work to include and consider the fourth sector.
Open Policy Alliance: A new program to amplify underrepresented voices in public policy development
This new program – the Open Policy Alliance – seeks to empower these voices and enable them to actively participate in educating and informing US public policy decisions related to Open Source software, content, research, and education.
OSI’s comments to US Patent and Trademark Office
OSI submitted its comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office to defend Open Source from patent trolls.
OSI calls for revision of disclosure rules in CRA
OSI is a co-signatory of an open letter sent this week to the European Parliament by European Digital Rights (EDRi) expressing concern that the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) draft currently under consideration still includes mandatory requirements for vulnerability disclosure that violate best practices in Open Source software collaborations and are likely to actually undermine the security of digital products and the individuals who use them.