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Mar
09
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all this power / 2024-03-09
Getting angry about Senator Vance’s call for… open? and some good examples of what smart open could look like.
8 min read
Feb
15
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Tides will ebb and flow / 2024-02-15
Highlights from recent news, including a few interesting new true-open models but lots of negative signs from other quarters of the open/AI culture wars.
7 min read
Jan
23
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OpenML.fyi in 2024
Responsible licensing and non-consensual pornography; new open-ish Pile coming; and how openml.fyi will evolve in 2024.
5 min read
Dec
06
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Deck the halls / 2023-12-06
Many small notes, plus three long-simmering micro-essays—two on OpenAI and Facebook, and one on how the switch from public licenses to 1:1 contracts might impact open.
9 min read
Oct
29
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Blergh (viral and regulatory) / 2023-10-29
Lots of links on the state of regulation, the recent transparency report, and more.
5 min read
Oct
19
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Ghosts in the machine / 2023-10-19
So much news, so little time.
7 min read
Aug
20
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Is this thing on? / 2023-08-20
Catching up on power, Facebook, and a range of miscellany.
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Jun
15
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Taking stock of open(ish) machine learning / 2023-06-15
I’ve been writing this newsletter for about six months, so I thought it might be a good time to pause the news firehose, and instead review and synthesize what I’ve learned about the potential for open(ish?) machine learning. That took a while — so thanks for your patience, and welcome back!
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May
02
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Maps and Legends / 2023-05-02
Micro-essays on the commons and model copyrightability; new open(ish) tools; and a lot more.
6 min read
Apr
19
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Live from Sweden / 2023-04-19
Upcoming public panel moderation; shifting power via foundation models (open or not); public ability to understand via great WaPo visualization; modularity; and more.
5 min read