Free Software Directory:Artificial Intelligence Team
The Artificial Intelligence Team gathers free software resources regarding machine learning / artificial intelligence-related topics.
Machine learning (ML) applications consist of software (e.g. database management systems, and libraries) and non-software (e.g. data, and models) elements. In Free Software Directory we evaluate only the freedom of the software component of ML applications. Please note that the scope of user's freedom may also be affected by the status of an ML applications input data and of the non-software elements. The Free Software Foundation is currently working on freedom in machine learning applications.
The terminology on this page may be challenging for typical software users to grasp. For fundamental terms (such as AI and LLM) and guidance on when to avoid them, refer to our words to avoid page, and consult the glossary of artificial intelligence for specialized terms used here.
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| User | Role | Reference | Real name | libera.chat nick | Time zone | Title |
| David_Hedlund | Coordinator | David Hedlund | David_Hedlund | Europe/Stockholm | ||
| GrahamxReed | Collaborator | Graham Reed | Graham_Reed | America/New_York | ||
| Mertgor | Observer | Mert Gör | hwpplayer1 | Europe/Istanbul | ||
| Mmcmahon | Team captain | Michael McMahon | thomzane | America/New_York | FSF Systems Administrator | |
Contents
Legal
USA
- AI.gov
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework Playbook
- Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Part 2: Copyrightability (JANUARY 2025)
- II.D.2: The Office will not register works produced by solely a prompt.
- II.F: The selection and placement of individual creative elements rising to the minimum standard of originality required under Feist are determined in a case-by-case basis. For example, a film that includes AI-generated special effects or background artwork is copyrightable, even if the AI effects and artwork separately are not.
- IV.D: The Office does not recommend a change in law and states new legislation is unnecessary.
- Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence (MARCH 16, 2023)
- §3¶2: The Office will not register works produced by solely a prompt.
- §3¶3: Copyright will only protect the human-authored aspects of the work, which are “independent of ” and do “not affect” the copyright status of the AI-generated material itself.
EU
- AI Act (2024)
- Title I, Art. 2, 5g: The obligations laid down in this Regulation shall not apply to AI systems released under free and open source licences unless they are placed on the market or put into service as high-risk AI systems or an AI system that falls under Title II and IV.
- Title II: PROHIBITED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRACTICES
- Generally mentions behavior manipulation techniques, social scores, how to approach biometric data, predicting criminal offences based solely on personality, facial databases
- Title IV: TRANSPARENCY OBLIGATIONS
- Generally mentions disclosure obligations that a product is AI-generated
- Title II: PROHIBITED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRACTICES
- Title I, Art. 2, 5g: The obligations laid down in this Regulation shall not apply to AI systems released under free and open source licences unless they are placed on the market or put into service as high-risk AI systems or an AI system that falls under Title II and IV.
Operating Systems
- Guix is simultaneously a free GNU/Linux distribution and a package manager; it's known for its containerized design, Lisp-extensible nature, and high-performance computing capabilities.
- Emacs X Window Manager by Adrián Medraño Calvo, Steven Allen, Daniel Mendler - an emacs desktop environment
- Ellama by s-kostyaev - an emacs LLM extension hosted on MELPA, GPLv3 & 100% eLisp
- gptel by karthink - A simple LLM client for Emacs, GPLv3 & 100% eLisp
- Guile/eLisp LLM (someday?)
- Emacs X Window Manager by Adrián Medraño Calvo, Steven Allen, Daniel Mendler - an emacs desktop environment
Guix features strict determinism: it is bit-for-bit reproducible on any machine/distro with built-in package/environment generational management. LLMs appear highly indeterministic.
Machine learning libraries
Datasets
Text
Images
Audio
Merged tables
| Category | Project | Credit | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammar | LanguageTool | ||
| Translation | Argos Translate | ||
| Translation | Bergamot Project, the free software behind Mozilla Translate |
Uncategorized
- Virtual assistant: Mycroft
See also
External links
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