Open Source Initiative Colonised by Microsoft et al for Openwashing and Lobbying
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Open Source Hey Hi (AI) Definition: Not Open, Built by DEI, Funded by Big Tech
Run by an "Anti-Racist, Decolonizing" Activist, the new Open Source Definition is anything but Open.
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Open Source AI Definition: Not Open, Built by DEI, Funded by Big Tech
The Open Source Initiative is preparing to finalize what they call "The Open Source Aritificial Intelligence Definition" -- a set of rules which A.I. systems must adhere to in order to be considered, officially, "Open Source".
And everything about it is truly peculiar.
From the fact that it considers "No Data" to be "Open Data" (yeah, try to wrap your brain around that little nugget) to the corporate sponsorship (from corporations in the "Closed Source A.I." business)... to the "anti-racist, decolonizing" consultant they hired to put the whole thing together.
Yeah. "Decolonizing". The whole thing is just plain weird.
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Her work experience appears to be mostly focused on Leftist political activism and working on Democrat political campaigns.
As for the consulting agancy, Do Big Good, their focus appears to be equally... non-technical. With a focus on "creating an equitable and sustainable world" and "inclusion".
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"No Data" = "Open Data"
With that in mind, perhaps it is no surprise that the OSAID is turning out... rather bizarre.
Case in point: The OSAID declares that the complete absence of the data used to train an A.I. system... does, in fact, qualify as "Open". No data... is considered... open data.
If that sounds a bit weird to you, you're not alone.
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Not only has the Open Source Initiative banned their founding members (and re-written their own history)... they are now seeking to create a new "Open Source Definition" which will allow for systems consisting primarily of closed, proprietary data to be considered "Open Source". Thus making their Big Tech financiers happy.
The meaning of the term "Open Source" is being actively modified to mean "A little open, and a lot closed". And many of the same corproations which are funding this effort are also funding things like... The Linux Foundation.
Which means this corruption and dilution of the concept of "Open Source" is likely to spread far beyond the reaches of one, small (but growing) licensing certification foundation.