FOSS, AI and non-code artifacts – what’s new and noteworthy?
Session Abstract
What about the licensing of AI and AI generated artifacts? Can AI be Open Source? FOSS licensing is not all about code, it is also about AI models, icons, fonts, documents, music, etc. This talk will lead you from FOSS to AI, considering potential licenses for (AI generated) non-code and the question whether code-licenses are suitable for non-code.
Session Description
We will have a closer look at licensing options for code and, in particular, non-code artifacts, describe the difficulties of licensing non-code artifacts and AI generated artifacts and break it down to some practical guidelines for developers.
Non-code artifacts refer to all content related to open source software that is not code. Artifacts like e.g. specifications, documentation, presentations, learning material where e.g. photos and graphics are used and also artifacts that are embedded in code like icons and fonts.
First we will talk about IP protected assets in software development: What content is protected, what AI generated content is protected, who owns it, (how) can you grant rights of use to third parties? And what is Open Source AI?
In the last part we want to strengthen the awareness of developers for the questions at hand. What is a no-go? What to do with self created content, AI generated content, AI modified content and embedding external content?
