pchestekCA law prohibits use of open source licenses for AI https://github.blog/news-insights/policy-news-and-insights/github-joins-coalition-advocating-for-fixes-to-california-ai-transparency-act-to-protect-open-source/ #AI #OpenSource #OSI
Note that the law currently exists (see section 22757.3(c)(1), https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB942), these companies are trying to get the law fixed #AI #OpenSource #OSI
Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO
ShawnT 🔧🐀My understanding of the #OSI Model as it pertains to my work:
1) physical/electrical
2) signal
3) channel
4) session
5) some bullshit
6) some other bullshit
7) God or something, I don't know. Ask devops.
The New Oil#EU's #TechSovereignty Package Includes 29 Pages on #OpenSource, Says Open Source Initiative
EU's Tech Sovereignty Package Includes 29 Pages on Open Source, Says Open Source Initiative - Slashdot
Friday the Open Source Initiative welcomed the EU's new tech sovereignty package, noting that "over a third of the 29-page document is devoted to Open Source." The nonprofit OSI — maintainers of the Open Source definition — submitted their official feedback in February, and notes that ...
Graham PerrinRE: https://mastodon.social/@FreeBSDFoundation/116676767603367392
2026 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis Report – Software Governance in the AI Era – Black Duck Software, Inc.
https://www.blackduck.com/content/dam/black-duck/en-us/reports/rep-ossra.pdf
― a direct link to the freely-available report that's mentioned in the joint statement from Apereo Foundation, Open Source Initiative (OSI), Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF), and FreeBSD Foundation.
"The “Open Source Security and Risk Analysis” (OSSRA) report has been the industry’s definitive look at the state of open source code for a decade. Each year, we analyze anonymized findings from commercial codebases audited by the Black Duck Audit Services team, and this provides an unmatched, real-world view of how open source is used—and sometimes misused—across every major industry. This year’s findings document a pivotal moment: The explosion of AI-assisted development has fundamentally altered the risk landscape for software and the baseline for compliance with new regulatory initiatives such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). …"
OSI Policy TeamThe #OSI has shared its views on #AgeVerification in Operating systems in an Open Letter also signed by the, FreeBSD foundation, Apereo Foundation, Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF), and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Read it here⬇️ 🔗
https://opensource.org/blog/open-source-organizations-weigh-in-on-age-attestation
@cybervegan in fairness to the four signatories, the statement is suitably:
― terse
― professional
― non-aggressive.
I'm not the target audience, but I can see how the statement might grab the attention of individuals and groups who are targeted.
There is, amongst other things, an element of https://xkcd.com/2347/ (xkcd: Dependency) – without explicitly stating "Don't fuck this up.".
grahamperrinOpen source organisations weigh in on age attestation
https://opensource.org/blog/open-source-organizations-weigh-in-on-age-attestation
https://mastodon.social/@FreeBSDFoundation/116676767603367392
The FreeBSD Foundation has joined the Open Source Initiative (OSI), the Apereo Foundation, and the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) in issuing a joint statement on age-attestation requirements for operating systems.
Home pages of the four signatories:
When it came to Open Source AI, the #OSI's #OSAID was the inspiration for the work. That means models’ weights,
deployment code, training code, and at least data information (but preferably training data).
I defended the #OSI view that Data Information is a necessary compromise for cases where data sharing is impossible for technical or legal reasons (copyright, data protection etc..), to ensure legal certainty.
But also shared that a part of the community has reservations about the approach⬇️