At this early stage, the OMI is working on establishing a governance framework and working groups for collaborative community development. It also plans to conduct surveys to gather feedback on what an open-source LLM should look like. The OMI plans to release an alpha version of its model by the end of the year, with the goal of delivering high-quality, competitive models with open licenses that push AI creativity forward and meet the needs of the community.
Key takeaways:
- The Linux Foundation has adopted the Open Model Initiative (OMI) to maintain the open-source status of large language models (LLM) and AI, which often lose their open-source status due to corporate decisions.
- The OMI aims to stop restrictive, non-commercial license agreements, avoid compromised capabilities, block barriers to collaboration and innovation, prevent the concentration of power, and eliminate recurring costs and deletion clauses.
- The OMI is currently working on establishing a governance framework and working groups for collaborative community development and plans to release an alpha version of its model by the end of the year.
- Individuals and organizations passionate about open source and AI are invited to join the OMI, with opportunities for involvement including joining working groups and contributing to developing open AI models.