# Open Source AI needs to require data to be viable

**URL:** <https://discuss.opensource.org/t/open-source-ai-needs-to-require-data-to-be-viable/351>\
**Category:** Open Source AI\
**Created:** [May 19, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/open-source-ai-needs-to-require-data-to-be-viable/351 "2024-05-19T18:03:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![pchestek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@pchestek](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/pchestek)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/open-source-ai-needs-to-require-data-to-be-viable/351/23 "2024-06-06T04:01:49Z")

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> [@Mark](#):
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> We argue for a _gradient_ and _composite_ notion of openness to disincentivize open-washing and other forms of audit-washing.

I don’t understand how a gradient will discourage open washing rather than encouraging and facilitating it. By having a variety of meanings for “open source AI” you are giving even more surface area for creating deceptive statements around it.

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