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Sam Johnston
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Great panel with @martin.social & @guypo.com at State of Open last week, we talked about open-source vs. open-weights - shoutout to @samj.net, making AI accessible and efficient and how to integrate AI for software development. Thanks @openuk.bsky.social for organising this event.
February 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Open Source 2.0 discussion is 2-3pm today at #FOSDEM in AW1.121, opposite H upstairs
samj.net Sam Johnston @samj.net · Feb 1
FOSS folks at #FOSDEM (or able to reach those who are), please join us 2-3pm tomorrow for an informal discussion on:

#OpenSource 2.0: Imagining the Future in a Data-Driven #AI Era

https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6813-open-source-2-0-imagining-the-future-in-a-data-driven-ai-era/
FOSDEM 2025 - Open Source 2.0: Imagining the Future in a Data-Driven AI Era
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February 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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FOSS folks at #FOSDEM (or able to reach those who are), please join us 2-3pm tomorrow for an informal discussion on:

#OpenSource 2.0: Imagining the Future in a Data-Driven #AI Era

https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6813-open-source-2-0-imagining-the-future-in-a-data-driven-ai-era/
FOSDEM 2025 - Open Source 2.0: Imagining the Future in a Data-Driven AI Era
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February 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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openuk.bsky.social
Speaker @samj.net of Open Source Alliance will be in our SOOCon25 AI openness track! 🎤Hear about The meaning of Openness and AI and Open Source 2.0: Evolving Global Governance in an AI-Driven World💡 https://buff.ly/3HjeQxq
#opensource #opensourceai #ai #stateofopencon #soocon25 #opensourcelondon
January 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.”

— Noam Chomsky on the Open Source Initiative (OSI), probably.
January 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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A Forgotten Manifesto: Mozilla Betrays Its Own Values on Open Source AI

#OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #OpenSourceAI #OSAID #Mozilla

https://samjohnston.org/2024/12/18/a-forgotten-manifesto-mozilla-betrays-its-own-values-on-open-source-ai/
A Forgotten Manifesto: Mozilla Betrays Its Own Values on Open Source AI - Sam Johnston
The Mozilla Foundation (MoFo), "a global nonprofit dedicated to keeping the Internet a public resource that is open and accessible to all," proudly proclaims
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December 18, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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quaid.bsky.social
The OSI's Open Source AI Definition is "akin to the plight of modern farmers forced to rely on sterile genetically modified (GM) seeds, preventing the reuse and innovation that drive sustainable progress." - @samj.net

I.e., data is source for AI

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Open Source Under Siege: The Internal Threat We Didn't See Coming - Sam Johnston
This wasn’t a post I wanted to write, but Friday nights are where bad news goes to die, so here we are. It’s now been two months since I wrote the following
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December 15, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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Plenty of excuses: Meta’s LLaMA, EU’s AI Act, medical models, federated learning, copyright, even kiddy porn.

I’ve covered them all (I think) at https://samjohnston.org
Sam Johnston - Tech executive & serial entrepreneur
Tech executive & serial entrepreneur
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December 15, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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This wasn’t a post I wanted to write, but Friday nights are where bad news goes to die, so here we are…

#OpenSource Under Siege: The Internal Threat We Didn’t See Coming

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Open Source Under Siege: The Internal Threat We Didn't See Coming - Sam Johnston
This wasn’t a post I wanted to write, but Friday nights are where bad news goes to die, so here we are. It’s now been two months since I wrote the following
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December 14, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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Open Source Under Siege: The Internal Threat We Didn’t See Coming

https://samjohnston.org/2024/12/14/open-source-under-siege-the-internal-threat-we-didnt-see-coming/
Open Source Under Siege: The Internal Threat We Didn't See Coming - Sam Johnston
This wasn’t a post I wanted to write, but Friday nights are where bad news goes to die, so here we are. It’s now been two months since I wrote the following
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December 14, 2024 at 9:52 AM
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Meta’s Llama models are NOT Open Source but Open Weight according to Meta

https://samjohnston.org/2024/12/13/metas-llama-models-are-not-open-source-but-open-weight-according-to-meta/#

#OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #OpenAI #Meta #LLaMA
Meta's Llama models are NOT Open Source but Open Weight according to Meta - Sam Johnston
In response to the news that Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft, Yann LeCun's VP & Chief AI Scientist
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December 13, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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The Case Against OSI’s Open Source AI Definition

#OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #OpenAI #OSAID

https://thenewstack.io/the-case-against-osis-open-source-ai-definition/
The Case Against OSI's Open Source AI Definition - The New Stack
The chorus of criticism around OSI's open source AI definition continues, with a few people even suggesting the stakes aren't just for AI systems but the future of open source itself.
thenewstack.io
December 6, 2024 at 1:40 AM
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The OSI has killed its Open Source community with censorship

#OpenSource #Community #Censorship #Freedom #FreedomOfSpeech

https://samjohnston.org/2024/11/28/the-osi-has-killed-its-open-source-community-with-censorship/
The OSI has killed its Open Source community with censorship - Sam Johnston
The Open Source Initiative (OSI), self-declared "steward" of Open Source, has finally succeeded in killing its community dead with heavy-handed censorship,
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November 28, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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"We would like to add our voices, particularly in strong support of the requirement for data, which we consider to be the ‘source’ of AI systems."

https://samjohnston.org/2024/11/27/defining-mandatory-components-for-ai-systems-seeking-digital-public-good-dpg-recognition/
Defining Mandatory Components for AI Systems Seeking Digital Public Good (DPG) Recognition - Sam Johnston
I have made this submission to the community discussion on the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)'s Proposal: Defining Mandatory Components for AI Systems
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November 27, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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Completeness vs Openness: Data Dependencies and Open Source AI

https://samjohnston.org/2024/11/24/openness-vs-completeness-data-dependencies-and-open-source-ai/

#OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #Open #AI #OpenAI #OpenData
Openness vs Completeness: Data Dependencies and Open Source AI - Sam Johnston
For those of you new to the Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) party, these creative works are deliberately made available by their authors under licenses
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November 24, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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Word of the Day:

“Broligarchs”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-21/inside-the-rise-of-us-oligarchs/104622344
Inside the rise of US oligarchs and how it opened a dark money 'floodgate' - ABC News
Billionaires are playing an increasing role in US politics, and while some are very visible, several legal rulings have paved the way for other mega-wealthy donors to splash their cash and cover their tracks.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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I hope y’all know what’s in #Project2025 because it’s what’s for dinner 😞

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-team-turns-project-2025-disavowing-effort-campaign-rcna180689
Trump team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing the effort during the campaign
Transition officials have used Project 2025's extensive personnel database to identify potential hires for the incoming administration, a person familiar with the plans said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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Open Source AI: Won’t somebody please think of the children?

#OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #GenerativeAI #Ethics #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI

https://samjohnston.org/2024/11/21/open-source-ai-wont-somebody-please-think-of-the-children/
November 21, 2024 at 12:54 AM
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FOSS Force’s Caroline Hall has just taken a torch to the Open Source AI Definition 🔥

Good.

Will Partnership With Eclipse Help OSI Come to Its Senses on Open Source AI?
https://fossforce.com/2024/11/will-partnership-with-eclipse-help-osi-come-to-its-senses-on-open-source-ai/
November 18, 2024 at 11:15 PM
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Federated Learning and Open Source AI:

https://samjohnston.org/2024/11/17/federated-learning-and-open-source-ai/?

#OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #OSAID #FederatedLearning
November 17, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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Medical applications of Open Source AI

https://samjohnston.org/2024/11/17/medical-applications-of-open-source-ai/?

#OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #OSAID #medicine
November 17, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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rahaeli.bsky.social
And sure, if you go by raw numbers of users using Bluesky Social PBC-owned PDSes instead, it's like 99.999% of them, but that reflects the fact that most people don't give a fuck about the tech details and want it to Just Work. If someone else started a PDS that Just Worked I'm sure it'd get takers.
November 15, 2024 at 12:26 PM
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danabra.mov
"bluesky is not yet decentralized"

it is! anyone can move their data to their own server. it requires some technical expertise right now, but we'll make this process easier.

and we expect other companies to offer this as a service too — so it won't require technical expertise in the future
November 15, 2024 at 4:01 AM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
These appointments prove that insisting people achieve and be promoted based on “merit” was never really their real concern.
November 14, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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In France, criminals go to the other big house:

https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/french-prosecutors-call-to-make-le-pen-ineligible-in-2027-election/689420
November 15, 2024 at 4:00 AM