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The Open Source AI Definition is a step forward in defining openness in AI
This week, the Open Source Initiative released its definition of open source AI. This analysis considers its significance as a standard, its limitations, and the need for a broader community norm.
Free Chips? Collaboration vs. Sovereignty in EU’s Industrial Strategy
Analysis of the EU's challenge in balancing digital sovereignty with openness in its industrial strategy, focusing on reducing dependence on foreign semiconductors.
Publicly Governed Infrastructure is the Key to Sustainable Social Media
Recent developments in decentralized social media signal a pivotal shift away from corporate-controlled platforms.
Advancing Training Data Transparency in the EU AI Act
While the EU AI Act is the most significant opportunity to advance AI transparency, this analysis argues what information should be disclosed in a "sufficiently detailed summary", who it matters to, and why trade secrets cannot be used as an excuse to undermine transparency.
Open Future joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance
Open Future has joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA). As a global steward of digital public goods, the DPGA mission is closely aligned with our goals of cultivating Digital Commons and building Digital Public Space.
Reclaiming Control: Privacy, Platforms, AI, & Governance in the Public Interest
Support for knowledge sharing today requires engaging with the rapid changes to the digital environment that could impact our ability to prioritize the public interest.
Museums and AI: Balancing Innovation and Integrity
This video provocation, presented at the European Heritage Hub Forum, focuses on AI systems' implications for the role of cultural heritage institutions.
Toward Public Digital Infrastructure
Our contribution to the new AI Now collection advocates for a "public digital infrastructure" approach to EU industrial policy on artificial intelligence.
Mapping the Debates About Strengthening Europe’s Digital Infrastructure
This analysis provides an overview of current European debates on digital infrastructure policy and how they relate to different layers of the (public) digital infrastructure stack.
LAION vs Kneschke
The Landgericht Hamburg's decision to allow LAION to include a photographer's image in the LAION-5B training dataset empowers non-profit providers of public training datasets, which play a critical role in making AI training more transparent.
Advocating for Open Access to Research in Critical Fields
An emerging strategy Open Access strategy of calling for research in particular critical fields, such as climate science, to be made openly available, holds much promise.
