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Exploring openness in AI: Insights from the Columbia Convening
A framework to discuss openness and AI published by Columbia Institute of Global Politics and Mozilla, in collaboration with OSI and leading AI scholars and practitioners.
Open Source AI Definition – Weekly update May 20
The training data debate has been revived and new questions regarding certifying AI systems has emerged. Read all about it here!
Unveiling ClearlyDefined: this free SBOM service gets cleared for takeoff
With all the buzz around SBOMs and Open Source supply chain compliance and security, a new revolution is igniting at ClearlyDefined. This amazing project has been flying under the radar since its inception six years ago, …
The Open Source AI Definition gets closer to reality with a global workshop series
The OSI community is traveling to five continents seeking diverse input on how to guarantee the freedoms to use, study, share and modify Open Source AI systems.

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Events

22 May

CPDP 2024

May 22, 2024 - May 23, 2024    
All Day
Open Source AI Definition Town Hall - May 31

Open Source AI Definition Town Hall - May 31

May 31, 2024    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of theOpen Source AI Definition.
11 Jun

OW2con 2024

June 11, 2024    
All Day
14 Jun

Open Source AI Definition Town hall

June 14, 2024    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the OpenSource AI Definition.
17 Jun

CVPR 2024

June 17, 2024 - June 21, 2024    
All Day
The IEEE / CVF Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR) is the premier annual computer vision event comprising the mainconference and several co-located workshops [...]
28 Jun

Open Source AI Definition Town hall

June 28, 2024    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the OpenSource AI Definition.
12 Jul

Open Source AI Definition Town hall

July 12, 2024    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the OpenSource AI Definition.
26 Jul

Open Source AI Definition Town hall

July 26, 2024    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the OpenSource AI Definition.
09 Aug

Open Source AI Definition Town hall

August 9, 2024    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the OpenSource AI Definition.
23 Aug

Open Source AI Definition Town hall

August 23, 2024    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the OpenSource AI Definition.

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