Favorite We invite the Open Source community to participate in the OSI Governance Survey and help inform the future of OSI’s governance. The survey is an opportunity for community members and stakeholders to share their perspectives on how OSI’s Board of Directors should be selected and seated. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a 501(c)(3)…
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EU AI Act and CRA: Timelines and Resources
Favorite Summer is normally quiet in Brussels, but this year might just be the exception: over the last month, the EU has passed two milestones in implementing its Cyber Resilience (CRA) and AI acts. The OSI has been engaged with European policymakers over the past two years to ensure those laws don’t inadvertently harm Open…
The AI Era Arcs Toward Openness
Favorite A surge of openness in AI has defined 2026. Amid calls for both caution and support, prevailing trends point to a future in which models are built and released openly. Recent research offers new insight into the adoption of open AI systems, who benefits, and the role of Open Source across the AI technology…
Openness Made All of This Possible
Favorite This week’s reporting out of Washington (See: “Top American AI Execs Sound Alarm on Chinese Models”, The Wall Street Journal, July 20) describes an administration weighing whether to restrict American access to open weight AI models, particularly the ones released by labs in China. The measures reportedly under discussion include trade block-lists, security warnings,…
Open Source AI Fellowship Announced at UN Open Source Week
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is pleased to announce the launch of the Open Source AI Fellowship at UN Open Source Week. The fellowship will support OSI’s work to advance understanding, measure trends, engage in policy, and build consensus around what it means for an AI system to be labeled “Open Source.” Through this…
Engaging on Age Attestation Policy in Brazil
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) recently submitted comments to Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) regarding its draft guidance on technology providers under the ECA Digital framework, a law to protect children and teenagers in digital environments. Our contribution focused on ensuring that implementation of the law recognizes the unique characteristics of Open Source…
The OSI 2025 Annual Report Is Now Available
Favorite The Open Source Initiative’s 2025 Annual Report documents a year in which Open Source found itself at the center of major debates around AI, cybersecurity, sustainability, and public policy. In 2025, OSI continued its work to protect and advance the Open Source ecosystem through licensing stewardship, policy engagement, research, and community collaboration. The report…
OSI welcomes the European Union’s “Tech Sovereignty” package
Favorite This week, the European Union (EU) published its “Tech Sovereignty” package, with a vision that puts Open Source at the heart of the EU’s digital sovereignty ambitions, while addressing many concerns and requests of Open Source communities. In February of this year, the OSI submitted feedback for the EU’s Open Digital Ecosystems Strategy. Our feedback set out…
Open Source Initiative Helps G7 Deliver Vision On AI Openness
Favorite On May 29, 2026 in Paris, G7 Digital and Technology ministers approved a “Vision on AI openness opportunities and shared language”. The vision, which sets out terminology around AI openness, is the result of a three-month partnership between the OSI and the G7. OSI Executive Director, Duane O’Brien (pictured on the monitor), presents a…
Open Source Organizations Weigh in on Age Attestation
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI), Apereo Foundation, FreeBSD Foundation, and Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) issued the following statement on age attestation requirements for operating systems. Statement_Age_AttestationDownload View Original Source at OpenSource.org