5 biggest Linux and open-source stories of 2024: From AI arguments to security close calls
ZDNETWhile the details are still being worked out, there can be no question whatsoever that AI and open source will continue to work together.
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For the sake of our digital future, open source must win
Mozilla BlogMozilla is actively working for more open source standards and community. We explored the progress the industry has made in our Trustworthy AI Report and partnered with others to call for standards ahead of the Open Source Initiative (OSI)’s creation of the first Open Source AI definition.
The debate over open versus closed AI models is ‘ridiculous,’ Meta executive says
FortuneTechnically, Meta’s Llama large language model does not meet the definition of open source as defined by the Open Source Initiative in a definition updated only a month ago to grapple with a wave of AI models.
Ai2 releases new language models competitive with Meta’s Llama
TechCrunchWhile there’s no shortage of “open” language models to choose from (see: Meta’s Llama), OLMo 2 meets the Open Source Initiative’s definition of open source AI, meaning the tools and data used to develop it are publicly available. The Open Source Initiative, the long-running institution aiming to define and “steward” all things open source, finalized its open source AI definition in October. But the first OLMo models, released in February, met the criterion as well.
AI2 closes the gap between closed-source and open-source post-training
VentureBeatThe company points out that Tülu 3 and Ai2’s other models are fully open source, noting that big model trainers like Anthropic and Meta, who claim to be open source, have “none of their training data nor training recipes are transparent to users.” The Open Source Initiative recently published the first version of its open-source AI definition, but some organizations and model providers don’t fully follow the definition in their licenses.
Women leading the charge in open source AI
Capacity MediaMer Joyce: I became involved in open source AI by being asked to lead co-design for OSI’s Open Source AI Definition. Like the Open Source Definition before it, the Open Source AI Definition will have a global impact. It needs to be based on global input. And my co-design firm, Do Big Good, does that work.
The best open-source AI models: All your free-to-use options explained
ZDNETThe Open Source Initiative (OSI) recently introduced the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) to clarify what qualifies as genuinely open-source AI. To meet OSAID standards, a model must be fully transparent in its design and training data, enabling users to recreate, adapt, and use it freely.
A battle is raging over the definition of open-source AI
The EconomistUnfortunately for them, though, guidelines published last week by the Open Source Initiative (OSI), an American non-profit, have suggested that the modern use of the term by tech giants has become stretched into meaninglessness. Burdened with restrictions and developed in secrecy, these free products are never going to power a true wave of innovation unless something changes, the OSI says. It is the latest salvo in a lively debate: what does open source really mean in the age of AI?
The Gap Between Open and Closed AI Models Might Be Shrinking. Here’s Why That Matters
TimeBut the distinction between ‘open’ and ‘closed’ AI models is not as simple as it might appear. While Meta describes its Llama models as open-source, it doesn’t meet the new definition published last month by the Open Source Initiative, which has historically set the industry standard for what constitutes open source.
Meta’s military push is as much about the battle for open-source AI as it is about actual battles
FortuneThe Open Source Initiative, which came up with the term “open source” and continues to act as its steward, recently issued a definition of open-source AI that clearly doesn’t apply to Llama for these reasons.
Tech giants fall short of new open-source AI standard
InformationAgeDeveloped over the past year and released in final form by the Open Source Initiative’s (OSI’s) more than 20 sponsoring organisations at the end of October, OSAID v1.0 outlines ‘four freedoms’ that members believe every genAI system must embrace.
We have an official open-source AI definition now, but the fight is far from over
ZDNETThe Open Source Initiative (OSI) released Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) 1.0 on Oct. 28, 2024, at the All Things Open conference. Creating it wasn’t easy. It took the OSI almost two years to create and set up the OSAID.