Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, and other tech media. Asay has also held a variety of executive roles with leading mobile and big data software ...

The struggle between open source and proprietary software is well understood. But the tensions permeating software circles for decades have shuffled into the artificial intelligence space, in part ...

An amendment to the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has changed the widely accepted definition of open source software, which has the potential to lead to confusion across the open source community.

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) recently unveiled its latest draft definition for “open source AI,” aiming to clarify the ambiguous use of the term in the fast-moving field. The move comes as some ...

Open-source and artificial intelligence (AI) developers and leaders agree that open-source AI is important. Despite the best efforts of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) to create an open-source AI ...

If you've spent money on a piece of software, and then watched it fail to do the one task you paid money for, open-source ...

Meta’s Llama does not fit OSI’s new definition. Meta’s Llama does not fit OSI’s new definition. was a senior AI reporter working with The Verge’s policy and tech teams. The Open Source Initiative (OSI ...

The Open Source AI Definition will provide a reference for determining whether an AI system is truly open source AI, OSI said. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) on Monday released the result of a ...

Transparency is one of the most appealing parts of modern software development. When a company says its product is “open” or that the source code is available, many people assume that means ...

Open source software is secure and vital for digital sovereignty, countering misconceptions about vulnerabilities and data ...