OSI Launches Open Source AI Salons to Discuss OSAID's Future
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The Open Source Initiative held the first Open Source AI Salons, community events examining how the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID 1.0) applies in practice, with initial gatherings in Raleigh and Barcelona. Participants agreed the definition's four freedoms must be preserved and that training data transparency remains the biggest bottleneck; the OSI cited Hugging Face's model count growing from roughly one million in 2024 to over three million today. The OSI says a further Salon will be held in January during FOSDEM, with RSVP through the OSI website, and that it is seeking global partners to host Salons in 2027. One session, the DPGA Salon, is open only to existing member organizations of the DPGA.
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The Open Source Initiative has launched the Open Source AI Salons, a series of community events examining how the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID 1.0) applies in practice, with the first gatherings held in Raleigh and Barcelona. Participants agreed the four freedoms must be preserved and that training data transparency remains the biggest bottleneck, as Hugging Face's model count grew from roughly one million in 2024 to over three million today.
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