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A Forgotten Manifesto: Mozilla Betrays Its Own Values on Open Source AI - Sam Johnston
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The Mozilla Foundation (MoFo), "a global nonprofit dedicated to keeping the Internet a public resource that is open and accessible to all," proudly proclaims
on Sun, 1PM
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Open Source Under Siege: The Internal Threat We Didn't See Coming - Sam Johnston
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This wasn’t a post I wanted to write, but Friday nights are where bad news goes to die, so here we are. It’s now been two months since I wrote the following
on Dec 14
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Meta's Llama models are NOT Open Source but Open Weight according to Meta - Sam Johnston
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In response to the news that Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft, Yann LeCun's VP & Chief AI Scientist
on Dec 13
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The OSI has killed its Open Source community with censorship - Sam Johnston
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The Open Source Initiative (OSI), self-declared "steward" of Open Source, has finally succeeded in killing its community dead with heavy-handed censorship,
on Nov 28
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I have made this submission to the community discussion on the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)'s Proposal: Defining Mandatory Components for AI Systems
on Nov 27
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Openness vs Completeness: Data Dependencies and Open Source AI - Sam Johnston
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For those of you new to the Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) party, these creative works are deliberately made available by their authors under licenses
on Nov 24
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Open Source AI: Won't somebody please think of the children? - Sam Johnston
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We must be nearing the end of this sorry saga of the Open Source Initiative (OSI)'s Open Source AI Definition (OSAID), because we've reached the "Oh, won't
on Nov 21
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Federated Learning and Open Source AI - Sam Johnston
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In light of how often federated learning is used by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) as an excuse for enabling vendors to conceal the source (i.e., data)
on Nov 17
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Medical applications of Open Source AI - Sam Johnston
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In light of how often medical applications are used by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) as an excuse for enabling vendors to conceal the source (i.e., data)
on Nov 17
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A fellow Debian Developer (DD) has just proposed a General Resolution (GR) vote in opposition to the Open Source Initiative (OSI)'s upcoming Open Source AI
on Nov 15
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Open Letter to Georgia Tech on Open Source AI in Education & Research - Sam Johnston
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I was disappointed to discover today that Georgia Tech's brand new Open Source Project Office (OSPO) has unilaterally endorsed the Open Source Initiative's
on Nov 11
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So, you want to write about the OSI’s Open Source AI Definition (OSAID)... - Sam Johnston
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This FAQ-style article should help you understand our opinion on the issues with the process and its product:
on Nov 11
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The Open Source(ish) AI Definition (OSAID) - Sam Johnston
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The Open Source Initiative (OSI) are seeking endorsements of their upcoming Open Source AI Definition (OSAID), which has worked its way through a series of
on Oct 27
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I asked the Open Source Initiative (OSI)'s Executive Director for more detail on the "co-design" process they controversially selected to form their own views
on Oct 26
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The OSI lacks competence to define Open Source AI - Sam Johnston
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The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has stepped up the censorship of fellow advocates for the four essential freedoms (to use, study, modify, and share
on Oct 20