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 ...

For the longest time, open-source was nothing more than a buzzword rattling around the brains of technologists and fans of the Linux operating system. Flash forward a decade or so and open-source has ...

I published a version of this article on Medium eight years ago. This version is updated with new references and arguments. Over the last few years, I’ve been a part of lots of discussions — across ...

Arguments about what is and isn’t “open source” are often resolved by deferring to the Open Source Initiative (OSI): If a piece of software is available under a license rubber stamped as “open source” ...

Danish physicist Niels Bohr is often quoted as saying “Prediction is difficult, especially about the future.” While it might be hard to make accurate guesses about what is coming up, looking ahead at ...

Researchers have long disagreed over what constitutes open-source AI. An influential group has offered up an answer. Open-source AI is everywhere right now. The problem is, no one agrees on what it ...

Frank Crane wasn’t talking about open source when he famously said, “You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough.” But that’s a great way to ...

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As expected, President Donald Trump's administration recently unveiled Winning the Race: AI Action Plan went all in on liberating AI companies to do what they want to make sure "that the United States ...

An industry group convened by VA CIO Roger Baker is advising that VistA move to an open source platform and phase out MUMPS. An industry advisory group today recommended that the Veterans Affairs ...

Open-source software allows users and developers to modify its code. This software model leads to rapid innovations and improvements. Investors benefit from transparency and collaboration in ...