What is public interest innovation and how do we get there? What role should the state play? Next week, in Brussels, Cristina Caffarra hosts AI Now's Amba Kak Meredith Whittaker; Francesca Bria (@francescabria.bsky.social) @avwgo & more to discuss Register below: forms.office.com/pages/response… 1/2

Lanfrica Labs, with the support of Masakhane and FAIR Forward , an initiative of GIZ is announcing three open positions: bit.ly/opportunities-… Join our dynamic team working to ensure the discoverability of African resources on the internet.

The Deep Learning Indaba mentorship programme was launched in 2020 and we have successfully completed more than 450 matches to date. 💫 We are looking to scale the programme, and as such we are looking for more mentors to join. As a mentor, you will be matched with mentees in

The IndabaX Steering Committee is thrilled to announce the launch of the IndabaX Webinar Series 2024. This series is part of a transformative initiative designed to educate, inspire, and empower an African audience with the knowledge and tools needed to leverage Artificial

Very int. paper on "rethinking open source AI". Main takeaways: When AI co-opts the term open source, it is reaping the benefits of libre culture ... without ... contributing to the commons ... The EU AI Act is at risk of tying itself to a moving target: a licencebased definition

📣Official statement: the new EU chat controls proposal for mass scanning is the same old surveillance with new branding. Whether you call it a backdoor, a front door, or “upload moderation” it undermines encryption & creates significant vulnerabilities signal.org/blog/pdfs/uplo…

Cool opportunity for #ML #NLP researchers from African & Latin American continent to create openly accessible #machinelearning datasets for #open-source language AI in mother tongues . (Disclaimer: I am involved as member of Steer. Commit. of Lacuna Fund).

#AI is still a male domain! That’s why FAIR Forward launched the AI & Data Science Bootcamp for Women & Minorities in South Africa, 🇿🇦in cooperation with Intel and our Data Economy initiative. 💻The successful pilot is now expanding! 🌍 Learn more 👇bmz-digital.global/en/ki-trifft-u…

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Good to hear on "open source" lost in the refreshed Digital Principles: "Are these tools less important ? The answer is emphatically: no. Open standards, open data, open source, & open innovation help us to advance the 9 Digital Principles. – (dial.global)

Important reminder by Bärbel Kofler, MdB on AI: We cannot allow AI to open-up new gaps or create new injustices. Instead we need to use AI to overcome barriers. For example AI can help overcome language barriers for cooperation on SDGs #NLP FAIR Forward digital.global #HSC2024 .

Chances are you speak to your friends differently than you speak to Siri and Alexa. But what if voice #AI and automated systems understood our natural speaking voice? Mozilla’s #CommonVoice wants to find out⤵️ mzl.la/3XEFb1b

We're thrilled to see Carnegie Mellon University faculty come out in support of Open Source Initiative @[email protected]'s definition of Open Source AI, and to see them highlight its importance to the #PublicAI ecosystem cmu.edu/engin/programs…

After a year-long, global, community design process, the Open Source Definition (#OSAID) v.1.0 is available for public use. opensource.org/blog/the-open-…

OFE applauds the Open Source Initiative on the release of the Open Source AI Definition 1.0! This important step promotes user freedoms and clarity in AI openness, ensuring no "open-washing." #OpenSource #AI

Cool to see Open Source Initiative @[email protected] come up with a first definition of #opensource AI and that Digital Public Goods Alliance is contemplating to "require open training data for AI systems to be considered DPGs." Important for global AI cooperation on fair terms and in solidarity. FAIR Forward #commons

📝As the OFE's flagship event, the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2025, approaches, we are delighted to announce that OFE has now published the agenda on the website. ↘️ Visit Summit's website for the full agenda, main keynotes and speakers: summit.openforumeurope.org

I just donated to help bridge the language gap for speakers of marginalized languages. 🌍 . Let’s make sure every voice is heard. Join me and donate today! #LanguageInclusion The safety of many women and children depends on language inclusion - CLEAR Global