# The OSAID requires training data to be shared

**URL:** <https://discuss.opensource.org/t/the-osaid-requires-training-data-to-be-shared/619>\
**Category:** Open Source AI\
**Created:** [September 30, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/the-osaid-requires-training-data-to-be-shared/619 "2024-09-30T18:03:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/the-osaid-requires-training-data-to-be-shared/619/9 "2024-10-01T18:22:52Z")

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> [@Shamar](#):
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> I agree that as long as the training and testing data are available to the public **under the same terms that allowed their usage from the builders in the first place** , we can still count the AI system as “Open Source AI”, since the 4 freedoms are still granted even if the builders cannot directly distribute them.

Another pertinent point.

@stefano just [asked](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/should-testing-data-be-made-available-to-use-an-ai-system/139) “What does _available_ mean[…]?” and I suggest it should be accessible via URL with a common protocol (http, ftp, torrent, etc.), without authentication, click-through-agreement, or other impediments, both for users but also the practicality of our own validation scripts being able to check (i.e., HTTP status/headers), download, and hash the dependencies listed in `mof.json` ([section 7.3](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.13784)) or our own equivalent, enabling self-service and avoiding turning the OSI into a bottleneck.

> [@Mark](#):
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> Will a similar change be made in the main text, where the most recent version had only the much weaker requirement for “data information”?

Water seeks its own level, and legalese is similar to scripting so when you interpret the current checklist, the bar is effectively set at “data card” for 0.0.9:

> **At least one** of these data components is required, **in decreasing order of importance** :
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> 1. ~~Datasets~~
> 2. ~~Research paper~~
> 3. ~~Technical report~~
> 4. **Data card**

I don’t think there’s a person here who wouldn’t agree this is inadequate for protecting the four freedoms.

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