Why do we need a separate definition of Open Source for AI?

01/14/25 • 54 min

In this episode, we sat down with Stefano Maffulli (Executive Director of Open Source Initiative) to discuss why we need a separate definition of Open Source for AI. We also discussed some of the challenges that the Open Source Initiative faced in their effort to define Open Source AI.

Open Source AI Definition: https://opensource.org/ai
Explaining the concept of Data information(blog): https://opensource.org/blog/explaining-the-concept-of-data-information
How we passed the AI conundrums (blog): https://opensource.org/blog/how-we-passed-the-ai-conundrums
How you can join OSI: https://members.opensource.org/donate/

————————— About PingCAP and TiDB —————————
PingCAP is the creator of #TiDB, an advanced, #OpenSource, #DistributedSQL database with #MySQL compatibility. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics, and continuous access to data—all in a single database.
————————— Developer resources —————————
💫TiDB Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiDB_Developer
💫Introducing TiDB: https://youtu.be/_QBrPBwFoWM
💫Quick start with TiDB: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/quick-start-with-tidb
💫TiDB in #Kubernetes: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable
————————— Connect with PingCAP —————————
🔹Twitter: https://twitter.com/PingCAP
🔹LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/pingcap
🔹Facebook: https://facebook.com/pingcap2015
🔹Slack: https://slack.tidb.io/invite?team=tidb-community&channel=everyone&ref=pingcap
🔹GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap

Open Source AI Definition: https://opensource.org/ai
Explaining the concept of Data information(blog): https://opensource.org/blog/explaining-the-concept-of-data-information
How we passed the AI conundrums (blog): https://opensource.org/blog/how-we-passed-the-ai-conundrums
How you can join OSI: https://members.opensource.org/donate/

Previous Episode

Building Gen AI Applications

In this episode, we talk to Chenhe Gu (Head of DevRel at Dify) and discuss Gen AI and how Dify can help developers build AI applications.

Dify website: https://dify.ai/
Dify's GitHub repo: https://github.com/langgenius/dify

Next Episode

Are you outgrowing your database?

In this episode, we talk to Mark Donsky (Product Lead at PingCAP) to discuss some of the telltale signs that you maybe outgrowing your database and how TiDB can address your challenges as your business scales.

TiDB Whitepapers: https://www.pingcap.com/ebook-whitepaper/
Building for Scale (blog post): https://www.pingcap.com/blog/distributed-sql-blueprint-what-it-takes-to-scale-modern-apps/
MySQL compatibility: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/mysql-compatibility

If you have any feedback or suggestions for episodes, you can email us at [email protected].