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Open weights vs. closed: An AI civil war's afoot, and the stakes are existential
It started as China vs. the US, but it's become a face-off between two fundamentally different ways of building LLMs. And the safety of everything is on the line.
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'Open-Washing' Is Everywhere in AI. Four Criteria Cut Through It
"Open-source" is not a marketing register. It is a standard with specific criteria that must be met to earn the label, writes JJ Jasser.
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Open Source Is the Inevitable End State for AI
Duane O'Brien, Executive Director of the Open Source Initiative, joins Alan Shimel to discuss OSI's stewardship of open source, the Open Source AI Definition...
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Open Source Initiative Helps G7 Deliver Vision On AI Openness
On May 29, 2026 in Paris, G7 Digital and Technology ministers approved a
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The 2026 State of Open Source Report
The 2026 State of Open Source Report points to open source as a strategic concern for IT leadership, shaped by geopolitical pressure, security risk, compliance complexity, and the growing operation…
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Hello From The New Executive Director
A new chapter begins at the Open Source Initiative, and at a moment of rapid change in global tech, our new Executive Director shares his vision for what comes next and why the future of Open Sourc…
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Welcoming the New Executive Director!
Members Newsletter - April 2026 The news you've all been waiting for has arrived - OSI's new Executive Director, Duane O'Brien, is on the job effective April 13th.
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ClearlyDefined: A Three-Year Roadmap for Sustainability and Growth
A three-year roadmap proposal developed by AboutCode in collaboration with the community to strengthen ClearlyDefined's technical foundations, expand its capabilities, and grow its global adoption.…
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Open source isn
Opinion: A handful thrive, most scrape by as companies make billions off their code
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OSI Adopts SPDX IDs for License URLs
The OSI has standardized license URLs using SPDX identifiers, while carefully preserving compatibility with the many links that already exist across the web and tools.
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