Open source AI
Artificial Intelligence tech (like LLMs) whose source code, training data, models, or algorithms are made publicly available, or which are distributed with open licenses, (sometimes) allowing anyone to view, modify, and distribute the code.
Suggested reading:
- Open Source AI issue of MarkTechPost magazine (March 2025)
See also:
- All open source tools in the Civic Tech Field Guide
- Open source developer networks
- General purpose open source tools
- Open source supply chain
- Open source networks
- Open Source Program Offices (within governments)
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Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF)
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