EC DIGIT

How can open source AI support public administrations while staying transparent, reusable, interoperable and aligned with public values?

Before you say: 'It can't', join OSOR workshop 'Driving public value through open source artificial intelligence'.

We’ll explore:
🔹 open source AI in the public sector
🔹 real use cases for public services
🔹 barriers to adoption and scaling
🔹 practical ways forward for governments

📅 30 June 2026, 10:00–12:00 CEST

Register here 👉 https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/form/driving-public-value-through-ope

Jun 2 at 11:22amWeb
Show threadDiogo Constantino3d ago
@EC_DIGIT so... by Open Source AI you mean this: https://opensource.org/ai ?
Open Source AI

THE OPEN SOURCE AI DEFINITION 1.0 We have released the first stable version of the Definition. Read version 1.0 What’s Open Source AI? Following the same idea behind Open Source Software,…

Open Source Initiative
Show threadananas3d ago

@EC_DIGIT You might want to give some definition for "open source AI", since it's pretty hard to see such a thing existing in the first place with the classic definition.

Otherwise this seems just marketing slapping a word that EC does not understand to a concept it wants to promote.

Show threadmapto5h ago
@ananas @EC_DIGIT I beg do disagree. Have you come across the Model Openness Framework? Particularly, check out https://isitopen.ai/
Model Openness Framework (MoF)

Show threadananas3h ago

@mapto @EC_DIGIT

Open source is a defined term, and the definition is mostly specified by the Open Source Iniative and Free Software Foundation.

For hardware we have OSHWA that does the same https://oshwa.org/resources/open-source-hardware-definition/

There is absolutely no such definition for "open source AI". That term can mean pretty much anything. And as such, I see it as complete marketing BS that tries to appropriate the work of the volunteers that have spent countless of hours on open source and thus building up the good name this stuff, I fear, is now going to tarnish.

The page you linked does nothing to even try to address the issue. It's not really even related to the issue. It doesn't really even claim to do that.

For the definition: https://opensource.org/osd

Open Source Hardware Definition

Open Source Hardware Association

Show threadBart Knubben2d ago

@EC_DIGIT

Are you familiar with the European Open-Source AI index (https://osai-index.eu) and their definition? Seems super relevant for your workshop. The project is led by @dingemansemark and @andreasliesenfeld.

#opensourceAI #opensource #AI #EU

European Open Source AI Index

EU-based community-driven research on open-source generative AI systems.

European Open Source AI Index