The OSI's effort to shepherd the community in defining Open Source AI has been steadily moving forward. We’ve been hosting community discussions throughout the year, and we called on speakers from law, academia, NGOs, enterprises and the OSS community to present webinars addressing pressing issues and potential solutions. I encourage you to read my wrap up of the Deep Dive AI 2023 for more detail about what we’ve accomplished.
The TL:DR is that we’re off to a good start and the effort is continuing. The Definition of Open Source AI currently stands at version 0.0.3. The language of the Four Freedoms and the current draft Definition have been honed based on input from the most recent workshops with very different stakeholders in Raleigh, Monterey and Addis Ababa.
One more in-person workshop is now scheduled before the end of the year: Dec 12 at the Linux Foundation AI.Dev conference in San Jose. As these conversations continue, everyone is invited to review and comment on v. 0.0.3.
The work done in 2023 was made possible by contributions from our sponsors and your donations. In 2024 we intend to expand our reach to other communities with a goal of reaching a 1.0 release of the Open Source AI Definition by the end of 2024.
Stefano Maffulli
Executive Director, OSI
I hold weekly office hours on Fridays with OSI members: book time if you want to chat about OSI’s activities, if you want to volunteer or have suggestions. | 
