Meta and some other technology firms rolling out so-called open source generative artificial intelligence (AI) models are “depriving the pubic from having innovation cycles” and making a profit from ...

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ALL THINGS OPEN 2024 --After a year-long, global, community design process, the Open Source Definition (OSAID) v.1.0 is available for public use.

The Open Weight Definition, introduced at the AI Action Summit, bridges the gap between closed and Open Source AI for vendors who don't include training data. The Open Weight Definition is a ...

Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, and other tech media. Asay has also held a variety of executive roles with leading mobile and big data software ...

The latest definition aims to clarify the often contentious discussions surrounding open-source AI. It specifies four fundamental freedoms that an AI system must grant to be considered open source: ...

The Open Source Initiative (OSI), self-proclaimed steward of the open source definition, the most widely used standard for open-source software, announced an update to what constitutes an “open source ...

A defined set of requirements for open-source software from the Open Source Initiative (OSI). The Open Source Definition (OSD) stipulates not only access to the source code, but also integrity of the ...

In response to vendor abuse of the open source label, Open Source Initiative (OSI) president Michael Tiemann has written a blog entry arguing that software distributed under licenses not approved by ...

What does "open source" mean? With open source software being so prevalent in our lives (Android, WordPress, Mozilla Firefox are almost fixtures), you would think that it would be simple enough to ...

We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse Underlying every piece of software you use is source code ...

The typical computer user owns lots of software that he bought years ago and no longer uses today. He may have upgraded his computer or changed brands, and then the program wouldn't work any longer.