Open Future
@openfuture.bsky.social
A think tank that develops strategies and policies for cultivating #DigitalCommons.
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📬 Our latest newsletter explores openness & power in Europe's digital future: Digital Omnibus fees for Big Tech, digital commons gaining policy momentum, and why Wikimedia needs a seat at the Agentic AI Foundation. Read more: mailchi.mp/openfuture/t...
💡 The Digital Omnibus and Open Data's Power Problem - Newsletter #51
Europe’s Digital Omnibus: Charging Big Tech for Public Data to Balance Openness and Sustainability.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
📬 Our latest newsletter explores openness & power in Europe's digital future: Digital Omnibus fees for Big Tech, digital commons gaining policy momentum, and why Wikimedia needs a seat at the Agentic AI Foundation. Read more: mailchi.mp/openfuture/t...
🇪🇺 13 Jan 2026 | Brussels MEP Salon: Public AI & Europe's Digital Sovereignty.
Join MEPs Kobosko and Lagodinsky with experts discussing European open source AI models that drive innovation and economic value.
Register here for a lunch event: openfuture.eu/event/public...
Join MEPs Kobosko and Lagodinsky with experts discussing European open source AI models that drive innovation and economic value.
Register here for a lunch event: openfuture.eu/event/public...
Save the Date: Public AI and Europe’s Digital Sovereignty – Open Future
Join us at the MEP Salon in Brussels to discuss how Europe can build public AI systems that ensure competition, sovereignty, and innovation.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🇪🇺 13 Jan 2026 | Brussels MEP Salon: Public AI & Europe's Digital Sovereignty.
Join MEPs Kobosko and Lagodinsky with experts discussing European open source AI models that drive innovation and economic value.
Register here for a lunch event: openfuture.eu/event/public...
Join MEPs Kobosko and Lagodinsky with experts discussing European open source AI models that drive innovation and economic value.
Register here for a lunch event: openfuture.eu/event/public...
🎨🤖 17-18 December at the University of Amsterdam. Join us at the GenAI & Creative Practices conference, where @culturedoug.bsky.social will explore the challenges that open practice faces in the age of generative AI: ethics, governance, and the future of creative work. rdt.uva.nl/content/even...
GenAI & Creative Practices: Past, Present, and Future - Responsible Digital Transformations
This international conference, organised by Responsible Digital Transformations, will bring together scholars, researchers, and practitioners to critically examine the evolving relationship between Ge...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🎨🤖 17-18 December at the University of Amsterdam. Join us at the GenAI & Creative Practices conference, where @culturedoug.bsky.social will explore the challenges that open practice faces in the age of generative AI: ethics, governance, and the future of creative work. rdt.uva.nl/content/even...
The new Agentic AI Foundation (OpenAI, Google, Microsoft...) will set rules for how AI agents access data. Wikimedia's voice is missing. If this is about the public interest, the digital commons must have a seat at the table. More in the latest from @alek.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/blog/why-wik...
December 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The new Agentic AI Foundation (OpenAI, Google, Microsoft...) will set rules for how AI agents access data. Wikimedia's voice is missing. If this is about the public interest, the digital commons must have a seat at the table. More in the latest from @alek.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/blog/why-wik...
Today, we're at BnF Paris for Data Commons & AI—exploring France-Quebec perspectives on cultural data for AI systems. Watch live and catch @paulk.bsky.social right now on "The Paradox of Open": www.youtube.com/live/ROigWIj...
Communs de données et intelligence artificielle : regards croisés France–Québec
YouTube video by Bibliothèque nationale de France BnF
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December 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Today, we're at BnF Paris for Data Commons & AI—exploring France-Quebec perspectives on cultural data for AI systems. Watch live and catch @paulk.bsky.social right now on "The Paradox of Open": www.youtube.com/live/ROigWIj...
🚨 AI companies are ignoring EU transparency rules on training data. OpenAI, Google, and Mistral all fall short on their commitments—and that behavior reveals an uncomfortable truth. The Commission must act. More on this piece from Zuzanna Warso and @paulk.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/blog/5-3-3-0...
December 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🚨 AI companies are ignoring EU transparency rules on training data. OpenAI, Google, and Mistral all fall short on their commitments—and that behavior reveals an uncomfortable truth. The Commission must act. More on this piece from Zuzanna Warso and @paulk.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/blog/5-3-3-0...
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Our @ngicommons.bsky.social conference report is out!
Back from the #DigitalCommonsPolicySummit2025 in Brussels, a turning point for Europe’s digital sovereignty.👇
commons.ngi.eu/2025/12/04/d...
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Back from the #DigitalCommonsPolicySummit2025 in Brussels, a turning point for Europe’s digital sovereignty.👇
commons.ngi.eu/2025/12/04/d...
@martel-innovate.com @openforumeurope.org @openfuture.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @linuxfoundation.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Our @ngicommons.bsky.social conference report is out!
Back from the #DigitalCommonsPolicySummit2025 in Brussels, a turning point for Europe’s digital sovereignty.👇
commons.ngi.eu/2025/12/04/d...
@martel-innovate.com @openforumeurope.org @openfuture.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @linuxfoundation.org
Back from the #DigitalCommonsPolicySummit2025 in Brussels, a turning point for Europe’s digital sovereignty.👇
commons.ngi.eu/2025/12/04/d...
@martel-innovate.com @openforumeurope.org @openfuture.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @linuxfoundation.org
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This new impulse paper proposes a framework to help cultural heritage institutions balance their commitment to open access with the increasing AI-driven demand on their collections and infrastructure. ↘️
🏛️How should cultural heritage institutions share data in the age of AI? Our new paper with @europeana.bsky.social explores when heritage data should be available for AI training. Part of the Alignment Assembly on Culture for AI. Read more: openfuture.eu/publication/...
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This new impulse paper proposes a framework to help cultural heritage institutions balance their commitment to open access with the increasing AI-driven demand on their collections and infrastructure. ↘️
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We are excited to share the newly published Impulse paper: Publishing cultural heritage data in the age of #AI, a joint publication by the Europeana Foundation and
@openfuture.bsky.social
You can read the paper here: bit.ly/3MBQAeY
@openfuture.bsky.social
You can read the paper here: bit.ly/3MBQAeY
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We are excited to share the newly published Impulse paper: Publishing cultural heritage data in the age of #AI, a joint publication by the Europeana Foundation and
@openfuture.bsky.social
You can read the paper here: bit.ly/3MBQAeY
@openfuture.bsky.social
You can read the paper here: bit.ly/3MBQAeY
🏛️How should cultural heritage institutions share data in the age of AI? Our new paper with @europeana.bsky.social explores when heritage data should be available for AI training. Part of the Alignment Assembly on Culture for AI. Read more: openfuture.eu/publication/...
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🏛️How should cultural heritage institutions share data in the age of AI? Our new paper with @europeana.bsky.social explores when heritage data should be available for AI training. Part of the Alignment Assembly on Culture for AI. Read more: openfuture.eu/publication/...
We're investigating Belgian & Flemish government AI spending with Apache. Who benefits? Does it serve the public or big tech? Combining policy research & investigative reporting to ensure public value. Learn more about the project: openfuture.eu/blog/open-fu...
Open Future Joins Journalistic Investigation into Belgian and Flemish Government AI Spending – Open Future
We're partnering with Apache on a journalistic investigation into how Belgian and Flemish governments are investing in artificial intelligence.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We're investigating Belgian & Flemish government AI spending with Apache. Who benefits? Does it serve the public or big tech? Combining policy research & investigative reporting to ensure public value. Learn more about the project: openfuture.eu/blog/open-fu...
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. @aditya.myatproto.social explores priorities for digital sovereignty: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Eurosky dawns – Open Future
The Eurosky initiative is building European social media infrastructure on the ATProtocol, representing a new step in Europe's digital sovereignty agenda as policymakers seek alternatives to Big Tech…
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November 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. @aditya.myatproto.social explores priorities for digital sovereignty: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
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I write about some interesting developments in the ATmosphere (and the broader universe of decentralised and federated social media). Very intrigued by #Eurosky, especially the idea of shared moderation infrastructure. I will be following (and hopefully writing about!) this with a lot of interest.
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. Priorities: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency.
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Eurosky dawns: Building Infrastructure for Sovereign Social Media – Open Future
The Eurosky initiative is building European social media infrastructure on the ATProtocol, representing a new step in Europe's digital sovereignty agenda as policymakers seek alternatives to Big Tech ...
openfuture.eu
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I write about some interesting developments in the ATmosphere (and the broader universe of decentralised and federated social media). Very intrigued by #Eurosky, especially the idea of shared moderation infrastructure. I will be following (and hopefully writing about!) this with a lot of interest.
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. Priorities: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency.
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Eurosky dawns: Building Infrastructure for Sovereign Social Media – Open Future
The Eurosky initiative is building European social media infrastructure on the ATProtocol, representing a new step in Europe's digital sovereignty agenda as policymakers seek alternatives to Big Tech ...
openfuture.eu
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. Priorities: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency.
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Digital Commons are shifting from niche to mainstream in EU digital policy. Key drivers: institutional momentum via DC-EDIC, strategic funding through ECF, and procurement as a demand creator. Full piece: openfuture.eu/blog/digital...
Digital Commons on the EU’s Digital Sovereignty Agenda – Open Future
Digital Commons are moving to the center of Europe’s digital sovereignty agenda, as policymakers look for coordinated ways to fund, govern and scale shared public-interest digital infrastructure.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Digital Commons are shifting from niche to mainstream in EU digital policy. Key drivers: institutional momentum via DC-EDIC, strategic funding through ECF, and procurement as a demand creator. Full piece: openfuture.eu/blog/digital...
📬 New newsletter: European Books Data Commons, CommonsDB Explorer launch, AI copyright rulings, and more on making cultural heritage work for AI while keeping control public. Not subscribed yet? Read the full issue and sign up here: mailchi.mp/openfuture/b...
📚 Building a European Books Data Commons - Newsletter #50
European Books Data Commons: a public-interest model for opening cultural heritage to AI training and computational research.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📬 New newsletter: European Books Data Commons, CommonsDB Explorer launch, AI copyright rulings, and more on making cultural heritage work for AI while keeping control public. Not subscribed yet? Read the full issue and sign up here: mailchi.mp/openfuture/b...
🎥 How should copyright adapt to AI? @paulk.bsky.social and Oana Nasui explore territorial copyright laws, cultural heritage digitization, and power imbalances in the AI age. Watch: formareculturala.ro/from-territo...
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🎥 How should copyright adapt to AI? @paulk.bsky.social and Oana Nasui explore territorial copyright laws, cultural heritage digitization, and power imbalances in the AI age. Watch: formareculturala.ro/from-territo...
📚 Europe needs a Books Data Commons. Our new paper with @europeana.bsky.social shows how library-controlled infrastructure can unlock digitized cultural heritage for AI—strengthening digital sovereignty and advancing the Data Union Strategy. openfuture.eu/publication/...
November 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
📚 Europe needs a Books Data Commons. Our new paper with @europeana.bsky.social shows how library-controlled infrastructure can unlock digitized cultural heritage for AI—strengthening digital sovereignty and advancing the Data Union Strategy. openfuture.eu/publication/...
🎯 Join us at EUIPO Conference on Copyright. @paulk.bsky.social will discuss building tech-resilient copyright frameworks for the AI age—balancing creator rights with public interest. www.euipo.europa.eu/en/landing-p...
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🎯 Join us at EUIPO Conference on Copyright. @paulk.bsky.social will discuss building tech-resilient copyright frameworks for the AI age—balancing creator rights with public interest. www.euipo.europa.eu/en/landing-p...
We join ETRS to strengthen Europe's digital sovereignty.
80% of EU's critical tech depends on the US & China. We're building evidence-based approaches for resilient, democratic digital infrastructure. Learn more about why we joined and what ETRS aims to achieve: openfuture.eu/blog/open-fu...
80% of EU's critical tech depends on the US & China. We're building evidence-based approaches for resilient, democratic digital infrastructure. Learn more about why we joined and what ETRS aims to achieve: openfuture.eu/blog/open-fu...
Open Future Joins the European Network for Technological Resilience and Sovereignty – Open Future
We join ETRS to strengthen Europe's technological resilience and sovereignty through knowledge exchange, strategic analysis of technology dependencies, and evidence-based solutions.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We join ETRS to strengthen Europe's digital sovereignty.
80% of EU's critical tech depends on the US & China. We're building evidence-based approaches for resilient, democratic digital infrastructure. Learn more about why we joined and what ETRS aims to achieve: openfuture.eu/blog/open-fu...
80% of EU's critical tech depends on the US & China. We're building evidence-based approaches for resilient, democratic digital infrastructure. Learn more about why we joined and what ETRS aims to achieve: openfuture.eu/blog/open-fu...
First EU ruling on AI training: TDM exceptions apply, but models can't memorize copyrighted works. Court draws line between learning and leakage, leaving key questions on opt-outs and memorization thresholds. Read @paulk.bsky.social latest: openfuture.eu/blog/gema-v-...
GEMA v OpenAI: Memory is Fragile. Garbage Lasts Forever. – Open Future
GEMA's lawsuit against OpenAI has reignited the debate about AI training and copyright. This post examines the relationship between AI training and the TDM exceptions.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
First EU ruling on AI training: TDM exceptions apply, but models can't memorize copyrighted works. Court draws line between learning and leakage, leaving key questions on opt-outs and memorization thresholds. Read @paulk.bsky.social latest: openfuture.eu/blog/gema-v-...
Europe is at a crossroads on digital sovereignty. We've signed an open letter with 40+ organizations calling on EU leaders to champion open source AI. Strengthening open source AI will provide a foundation for Europe to build public AI capabilities. Read more: openfuture.eu/blog/open-le...
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Europe is at a crossroads on digital sovereignty. We've signed an open letter with 40+ organizations calling on EU leaders to champion open source AI. Strengthening open source AI will provide a foundation for Europe to build public AI capabilities. Read more: openfuture.eu/blog/open-le...
Next week we're at the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin. Read our latest take on the topic: openfuture.eu/blog/buildin...
Attending? Let's connect!
Attending? Let's connect!
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Next week we're at the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin. Read our latest take on the topic: openfuture.eu/blog/buildin...
Attending? Let's connect!
Attending? Let's connect!
🇪🇺 The EU has the legal tools to build public AI—but uncertainty is holding it back. Article 3 of the CDSM Directive lets research organizations & libraries train models on accessible works.
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
Leveraging Article 3 of the CDSM Directive to build public AI models – Open Future
Article 3 of the CDSM Directive allows EU research organizations and libraries to train AI models on copyrighted works. This analysis explores how this legal framework enables public AI development.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🇪🇺 The EU has the legal tools to build public AI—but uncertainty is holding it back. Article 3 of the CDSM Directive lets research organizations & libraries train models on accessible works.
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
Join us tomorrow at 16:00 CET for a webinar on Europe's digital sovereignty: Moving Beyond US Tech Dependence. Organized by Democracy Reporting International with @aiforensics.org , @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social , and @adityaxsingh.bsky.social.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Moving Beyond US Tech Dependence: Paths, Challenges, and Opportunities for European Digital Sovereignty. After registering, you will receive a confirmation ...
As Europe's dependence on US-based digital platforms deepens, critical questions emerge around geopolitical autonomy, innovation, and control of the information space. This panel will explore:
1. How...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Join us tomorrow at 16:00 CET for a webinar on Europe's digital sovereignty: Moving Beyond US Tech Dependence. Organized by Democracy Reporting International with @aiforensics.org , @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social , and @adityaxsingh.bsky.social.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...