diff --git a/sources/talk/20231101 Open Source Definition for AI Models Need a Change.md b/sources/talk/20231101 Open Source Definition for AI Models Need a Change.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2b9d02b672 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/talk/20231101 Open Source Definition for AI Models Need a Change.md @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +[#]: subject: "Open Source Definition for AI Models Need a Change" +[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/open-source-definition-ai/" +[#]: author: "Sourav Rudra https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/" +[#]: collector: "lujun9972/lctt-scripts-1693450080" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Open Source Definition for AI Models Need a Change +====== +Do you think that the open-source licenses should evolve? +We started the year 2023 with **Artificial Intelligence (AI) being one of the biggest catches** , we also saw many companies going all in into this. + +Take for instance **Mozilla** , who entered 2023 with [plans to work on open-source AI][1] to develop various types of AI-powered solutions, or even **HuggingChat** , the [first open source alternative to ChatGPT][2]. + +Even Meta is no stranger to that, they have their [**Llama 2**][3] large language model (LLM) that has been making waves all year round, they even announced a **[**ChatGPT contender**][4]** a few months back. + +However, many have [raised questions][5] that **Meta's Llama 2 is not as open as one would expect** , and that does seem the case when one looks at its open-source license. + +The license **doesn't allow using Llama 2 for services that have over 700 million daily users** , and it also **cannot be used to train other language models**. + +This also means that Meta's license for **Llama 2 doesn't meet all the requirements of the Open Source Initiative's (OSI)[Open Source Definition][6]**. + +One can argue that open-source licenses implemented by the likes of [EleutherAI][7] and [Falcon 40B][8] are a good example of how open source licensing should be handled for AI. + +But, Meta has a different take on it. + +![][9] + +### Open Source Licensing Needs to Evolve + +In conversation with [The Verge][10], the VP for AI research over at Meta, [**Joëlle Pineau**][11] defended their stand. + +She says that there is **a need to balance between the benefits of information sharing** and the **potential costs that could be incurred to Meta's business**. + +This approach to open source has allowed their researchers to take a more focused approach in handling their AI projects. She also adds: + +> Being open has internally changed how we approach research, and it drives us not to release anything that isn’t very safe and be responsible at the onset. + +Joëlle also hopes that they can have the same level of enthusiasm with their generative AI models that they have seen in the past with their [**PyTorch**][12] initiative, + +But, the **problem lies with current licensing schemes**. She adds that, these licenses were not meant to work with software that leverage large amounts of data from a multitude of sources. + +This in turn gives **limited liability to both the users and the developers** , with **limited indemnity to copyright infringement** (read as: protection against). + +Furthermore, she added that: + +> AI models are different from software because there are more risks involved, so I think we should evolve the current user licenses we have to fit AI models better. + +> But I’m not a lawyer, so I defer to them on this point. + +I do agree with her on that, there is a need to update current licenses to better fit AI models, among other things. + +And it appears that **the OSI are already on the job**. [**Stefano Maffulli**][13], the executive director of OSI, has told The Verge that they understand that the **current OSI-approved licenses are not up to the job for AI models**. + +They are in the process of reviewing how to work with AI developers to provide a “ **transparent, permissionless, yet safe** ” access to models. + +He also added that: + +> We definitely have to rethink licenses in a way that addresses the real limitations of copyright and permissions in AI models while keeping many of the tenets of the open source community. + +Regardless of what happens, it is clear that **open-source standards will have to evolve to accommodate new and emerging tech** , while not being just limited to AI. + +I am looking forward to how the open-source licensing changes in the coming years. + +_💬 What about you? Do you think that older open-source standards need to be updated?_ + +* * * + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://news.itsfoss.com/open-source-definition-ai/ + +作者:[Sourav Rudra][a] +选题:[lujun9972][b] +译者:[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/mozilla-open-source-ai/ +[2]: https://news.itsfoss.com/huggingchat-chatgpt/ +[3]: https://ai.meta.com/llama/ +[4]: https://news.itsfoss.com/meta-open-source-chatgpt/ +[5]: https://www.wired.com/story/the-myth-of-open-source-ai/ +[6]: https://opensource.org/osd/ +[7]: https://www.eleuther.ai/ +[8]: https://www.tii.ae/news/uaes-technology-innovation-institute-launches-open-source-falcon-40b-large-language-model +[9]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/04/Follow-us-on-Google-News.png +[10]: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/30/23935587/meta-generative-ai-models-open-source +[11]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%ABlle_Pineau +[12]: https://pytorch.org/ +[13]: https://twitter.com/smaffulli