# A new draft of the Open Source AI Definition: v.0.0.6 is available for comments

**URL:** <https://discuss.opensource.org/t/a-new-draft-of-the-open-source-ai-definition-v-0-0-6-is-available-for-comments/260>\
**Category:** Open Source AI\
**Tags:** process\
**Created:** [March 11, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/a-new-draft-of-the-open-source-ai-definition-v-0-0-6-is-available-for-comments/260 "2024-03-11T08:11:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![ben-cotton](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/discuss.opensource.org/ben-cotton/32/115_2.png) [@ben-cotton](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/ben-cotton)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/a-new-draft-of-the-open-source-ai-definition-v-0-0-6-is-available-for-comments/260/3 "2024-03-13T20:41:44Z")

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At the risk of reviving the [training data access thread](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/training-data-access/152/1), I’m very confused by what seems like an inconsistency in this document. The [What is Open Source AI? section](https://hackmd.io/@opensourceinitiative/osaid-0-0-6#What-is-Open-Source-AI) includes the following as a precondition to exercise the freedoms that an Open Source AI provides:

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> - **Model** : The model parameters, including weights. Where applicable, these should include checkpoints from key intermediate stages of training as well as the final optimizer state.

But the [Checklist to evaluate legal documents](https://hackmd.io/@opensourceinitiative/osaid-0-0-6#Checklist-to-evaluate-legal-documents) lists model data in the optional section.

I’m not going to argue for one or the other, in large part because I haven’t decided where I stand on the question myself, but it seems to me that either

1. The model data (or at least some of the sub-items underneath) can’t be optional because it’s a precondition to Open Source AI -or-
2. The model data shouldn’t be listed as a precondition.

Or perhaps there’s some nuance that I’m missing here. But if it’s not clear to me, I expect there will be others who find it unclear as well.

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