📑infrastructureinsights.fund/… Both researchers have been featured in the ecosystem: 🎧 Listen to Erin Kissane on the TechPolicy.Press - podcast here: techpolicy.press/governing-t… - 👨‍🏫 and 2 talks Darius gave at FOSSY & XOXO here: youtube.com/watch?v=Jy6l92bF… & 2024.fossy.us/schedule/prese…

We keep them coming today: {📷New report alert # 2!} : *Fediverse Governance: Successes and gaps* Decentralized social media's rapid expansion, notably via the Fediverse and FOSS project Mastodon, brings both opportunities and multifaceted risks.

The paper therefore recommends a set of non-mutually exclusive policy options that could be taken on board by countries who are drafting and/or reviewing their own AI legislation. cc @FordFoundation @SloanFoundation @OmidyarNetwork @SchmidtFutures

When Gen AI developers made models freely available to the public, knowledge is usually distributed and competition is enhanced. But this openness comes with risks: malicious actors can evade developer oversight, remove any safeguards and customise models for harmful purposes.

[NEW PAPER ALERT!] Our grantees @A__W______O new paper puts forward a vision for balancing the benefits and risks of #opensource #GenAI (funded by @DigInfFund). Drafted by @NickBotton & @Mathver- a short thread #boundariesofopenness #digitalinfrastructure

Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund just met for the Cohort 4 - kickoff at Ford Foundation in NYC: 2 days of intense discussions, identifying common ground, relentless peer-review and forging connections come to a close:

Investigations could be looking at, but are not limited to, the aspects listed below (excerpt from our full RFP-document: infrastructureinsights.fund/…)

Following a highly successful Request for Proposals (RFP), the D//F funders circle is pleased to announce today the selection of 10 new international projects with a press release: mailchi.mp/digitalinfrastruc…

Friendly reminder: Deadline approaching - apply until October 1st (Sunday) for the 2023RFP of the D//F with your research idea regarding open digital infrastructures and their maintainer communities, deployment , governance, regulations, sustainability ... fordfoundation.forms.fm/2023…

🚀Our new website is live! : infrastructureinsights.fund - with all info on open calls and mission, contact points - and really nice design features!

The Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund (D//F) just sent out his latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/digitalinfrastruc… (online version) - to subscribe for future editions, please follow this link: opencollective.us12.list-man…

PS: Open Digital Infrastructure (to us!) in a nutshell ⬇️

Key areas we are interested in (this is for guidance, not to be limiting)

To deliver on our mission, we are (Update 2) launching our 2023 RFP *today* - and are looking forward to proposals ranging from new original research to implementation of prior findings. Deadline for the Call is October 1st. Apply via fordfoundation.forms.fm/2023…. All info below.

Exciting news! The artist f.k.a Digital Infrastructure Funds has two updates: 1 - We have a new design and name: "Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund". We feel this name is honing in more on our core mission: