Open-source and artificial intelligence (AI) developers and leaders agree that open-source AI is important. Despite the best efforts of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) to create an open-source AI definition (OSAID), there is still much disagreement on what should and shouldn’t be included in an OSAID. Springing from this disagreement, the newly formed Open Source Alliance (OSA) has released its take on OSAID: the Open Weight Definition (OWD).
The OWD is a new framework that balances closed and open-source AI integrity. The framework is designed, its creators say, to address the complexities and challenges posed by the rapid development of AI technology. It aims to provide a clear standard for what constitutes “open source” in AI models, particularly large language models (LLMs).
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