Transparency and other rules / 2022-11-21
RAIL adoption; observations on “release early, release often” in ML; and a micro-essay on transparency.
busy weeks / 2022-11-14
The newsletter has been quiet, but the world has not. Some thoughts after a couple of very busy weeks.
need ML to generate halloween puns / 2022-10-28
No big meta-themes this week. Enjoy Halloween :)
real world beckons / 2022-10-23
Litigation news, model copyright, stable-diffusion 1.5 delayed (and maybe taken down?), transparency, auditability, and a few events.
why ish / 2022-10-14
An experiment in re-organizing the newsletter, based on a list of the values, techniques, and joys I value in traditional open.
Policy and more / 2022-10-07
Notes on new government initiatives, how ml is reminding me of late-90s open, open data, and more.
Welcome! / 2022-09-30
Highlights: discussion of proper terminology (key if we’re going to get this right); examples of the network effects of open; the possible end of NO WARRANTY; an interesting academic paper; and some fun/scary demos.
Links / 2022-09-18
My first email to some friends on this topic; the positive response to this is part of why I decided to start the newsletter.
Links / 2022-09-23
My second email to friends on open+ML. Archived here with only light edits.
