What does ‘open source AI’ mean, anyway?

In this article:

• The long-standing struggle between open source and proprietary software is well understood.
• These tensions have now extended into the artificial intelligence space.0
• One of the key issues is the lack of consensus on what “open source” means in the context of AI.
• A recent New York Times article praised Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for his “open source AI” stance, boosting his popularity in Silicon Valley.
• However, most estimations about Meta’s Llama-branded large language models do not consider it to be truly open source, highlighting the core of the debate.
• The Open Source Initiative (OSI), led by Stefano Maffulli, is addressing this challenge.
• Efforts include conferences, workshops, panels, webinars, reports, and more.