Software that is free to use creates many opportunities – not all of which are good

While many application creators keep the secrets of their technology under lock and key, open-source software (OSS) takes the exact opposite approach, encouraging collaboration, transparency, and community development. What is open-source software?

Defining and evaluating openness in AI requires examining both the model and system stack, including interfaces, safeguards, infrastructure, and deployment practices

For every yin, there’s a yang; for every action, a reaction; and for every piece of proprietary software, there’s an open source alternative. Or something like that. There are potential downsides to open source software, such as a lack of formal ...

AI models that are open source allow developers and users to see and modify the underlying program code.

We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse Underlying every piece of software you use is source code that issues the commands and handles the data that ...

When you hear the term "open source," it's talking about any publicly accessible design that people are free to change and share as they please. It started with software development, with code that anyone could view, modify, and distribute, but it has ...

It is increasingly important that any serious enterprise—whether startup, media brand, government agency, foundation, or nonprofit organization—have access to cutting edge, reliable, and useful digital tools that extend their reach and accelerate their ...

Developers love open source. In truth, many people outside of the professional software engineering cognoscenti are very fond of open source too, often optionally using a degree of open applications on devices from their smartphones, their tablets and ...

As Chinese AI models grow in capability and popularity among US companies, the arguing over what should be done about them has reached a fever pitch.