#publicai — Public Fediverse posts

It was such a fun to host the #PublicAI track of this year’s #DWebCamp with the brilliant @brunovianna and @metasj!
Special shoutouts to Václav Pavlín and @Wtebbens who joined Bruno and I for a conversation about making local AI work for communities 🔥
Also a huge thank you to @mai, @brewsterkahle, and the whole @dweb camp team that made this event possible. BEST #DWEB EVER???

It was such a fun to host the #PublicAI track of this year’s #DWebCamp with the brilliant @brunovianna and @metasj!
Special shoutouts to Václav Pavlín and @Wtebbens who joined Bruno and I for a conversation about making local AI work for communities 🔥
Also a huge thank you to @mai, @brewsterkahle, and the whole @dweb camp team that made this event possible. BEST #DWEB EVER???

#dwebcamp has a whole track on #publicAI

#dwebcamp has a whole track on #publicAI

The immediate concern about this PR is resolved.

Sohail, who sent the PR agreed to rewrite it without using an llm.

So we are now working on an #llm policy for #prav contributions now.

My personal preference is to accept if it is #PublicAI like https://publicai.co

The immediate concern about this PR is resolved.

Sohail, who sent the PR agreed to rewrite it without using an llm.

So we are now working on an #llm policy for #prav contributions now.

My personal preference is to accept if it is #PublicAI like https://publicai.co

#cowsay <3 #PublicAI

#cowsay <3 #PublicAI

Last question I couldn't ask to the great panel on #publicai

Where do we get the materials to build the datacentres and compute? Where do we put them physically? Where do we get the energy to run it?

Eliza Hobo
Jet de Ranitz
@tarkowski
@wlaatje

#publicspaces #podium #publicAI

Last question I couldn't ask to the great panel on #publicai

Where do we get the materials to build the datacentres and compute? Where do we put them physically? Where do we get the energy to run it?

Eliza Hobo
Jet de Ranitz
@tarkowski
@wlaatje

#publicspaces #podium #publicAI

"We are aiming to make #gptNL into a boxed application so we don't have the alignment problem. Prompt-injection is solved in kind of the same way”

Eliza Hobo - TNO - GPT-NL

#publicspaces #podium #publicAI

"We are aiming to make #gptNL into a boxed application so we don't have the alignment problem. Prompt-injection is solved in kind of the same way”

Eliza Hobo - TNO - GPT-NL

#publicspaces #podium #publicAI

“NL is small. But we have the main EU sea-port, the main airport, The best Internet Exchange. We are so rich and we can make so much. If there would be political will we can make a healthy eco-system with computers.

We need to have a conversation on what kind of eco-system we want.”

@wlaatje @SURF
#publicspaces #podium #publicAI

“NL is small. But we have the main EU sea-port, the main airport, The best Internet Exchange. We are so rich and we can make so much. If there would be political will we can make a healthy eco-system with computers.

We need to have a conversation on what kind of eco-system we want.”

@wlaatje @SURF
#publicspaces #podium #publicAI

“Also companies are not throwing there models out there. Mistral did try, but we need to look at different ways of opening the tech. Maybe we need to make a CERN for AI.”

@tarkowski
#publicspaces #podium #publicAI

“Also companies are not throwing there models out there. Mistral did try, but we need to look at different ways of opening the tech. Maybe we need to make a CERN for AI.”

@tarkowski
#publicspaces #podium #publicAI

"We are still seeing how we can use GPT-NL. If this is clear, we can look at the governance structure. We want to guardrail that it can't be bought by an US company. So we are working on a AI ánd a business model. And it seems we can't release it into the open. We want to have an application; that is used fair, so we can't just throw it our there”

Eliza Hobo - TNO

#publicspaces #podium #publicAI

"We are still seeing how we can use GPT-NL. If this is clear, we can look at the governance structure. We want to guardrail that it can't be bought by an US company. So we are working on a AI ánd a business model. And it seems we can't release it into the open. We want to have an application; that is used fair, so we can't just throw it our there”

Eliza Hobo - TNO

#publicspaces #podium #publicAI

The title "Technology for Democracy" explained by @sander and @Digi_tien at the opening of the #PubConf2026

with three tracks:
- #DigitalAutonomy
- #PublicAI
- #TheNextSocials

watching live: https://conference.publicspaces.net/en/live/1

The title "Technology for Democracy" explained by @sander and @Digi_tien at the opening of the #PubConf2026

with three tracks:
- #DigitalAutonomy
- #PublicAI
- #TheNextSocials

watching live: https://conference.publicspaces.net/en/live/1

Today the #PubConf2026 "Technology for Democracy" PublicSpaces Conference is about to start.

As I cannot make it in person, I will be following the live stream. All set for @robin's opening keynote, and discussion panel with @marleenstikker

Live: https://conference.publicspaces.net/en/live/1

I'm also looking forward to the European Socials Stack "Strength Through Diversity" session at 14h.

Kudos for the team @publicspaces

I'll be missing the live encounters and performances, snif...

Note also the tracks programme page: https://conference.publicspaces.net/en/track/digital-autonomy

#DigitalAutonomy #PublicAI #TheNextSocials

Today the #PubConf2026 "Technology for Democracy" PublicSpaces Conference is about to start.

As I cannot make it in person, I will be following the live stream. All set for @robin's opening keynote, and discussion panel with @marleenstikker

Live: https://conference.publicspaces.net/en/live/1

I'm also looking forward to the European Socials Stack "Strength Through Diversity" session at 14h.

Kudos for the team @publicspaces

I'll be missing the live encounters and performances, snif...

Note also the tracks programme page: https://conference.publicspaces.net/en/track/digital-autonomy

#DigitalAutonomy #PublicAI #TheNextSocials

💡 Watch the recording of the latest DWeb Virtual Meetup, where we welcomed LX Cast of Folk Tech, @b_cavello of Aspen Digital, and @lizbarry of Metagov!

We discussed crucial shifts in perspective to approach current tech challenges in a socio-economically conscious way.

Join us at DWeb Camp on 8–12 Jul to talk about these ideas and more 🌻

📹 Here → https://archive.org/details/dweb-virtual-meetup-may-2026

#DWeb #DWebCamp #PublicAI #AI #tech #technology #FolkTech #meetup #virtualMeetup

💡 Watch the recording of the latest DWeb Virtual Meetup, where we welcomed LX Cast of Folk Tech, @b_cavello of Aspen Digital, and @lizbarry of Metagov!

We discussed crucial shifts in perspective to approach current tech challenges in a socio-economically conscious way.

Join us at DWeb Camp on 8–12 Jul to talk about these ideas and more 🌻

📹 Here → https://archive.org/details/dweb-virtual-meetup-may-2026

#DWeb #DWebCamp #PublicAI #AI #tech #technology #FolkTech #meetup #virtualMeetup

How can Wikimedia help shape the future of AI — not only as a source of data, but as a model for human-governed knowledge?

On 29 May, Wikimedia CH will participate in the AI-BRIDGES Symposium at the School of Advanced Study, University of London alongside @wikimediaDE, @wikimediauk, Wikimedia Brasil, and pleias.

🔗 Programme and registration:
https://ai-bridges.org/2026/03/30/symposium-full-program/

#Wikimedia #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenKnowledge #Wikidata #Wikipedia #KnowledgeCommons #PublicAI

How can Wikimedia help shape the future of AI — not only as a source of data, but as a model for human-governed knowledge?

On 29 May, Wikimedia CH will participate in the AI-BRIDGES Symposium at the School of Advanced Study, University of London alongside @wikimediaDE, @wikimediauk, Wikimedia Brasil, and pleias.

🔗 Programme and registration:
https://ai-bridges.org/2026/03/30/symposium-full-program/

#Wikimedia #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenKnowledge #Wikidata #Wikipedia #KnowledgeCommons #PublicAI

Proud to be an advisor to the #ProtopianPrize from #Metagov, featuring a spotlight on #PublicAI!
https://protopianprize.com/
To create a better world, we need to first imagine it-and the work required to get there.
The Protopian Prize is a fiction contest inviting you to share your vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles, and making real change.

Proud to be an advisor to the #ProtopianPrize from #Metagov, featuring a spotlight on #PublicAI!
https://protopianprize.com/
To create a better world, we need to first imagine it-and the work required to get there.
The Protopian Prize is a fiction contest inviting you to share your vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles, and making real change.

Great to see that #Apertus has been highlighted as a digitally independent alternative to ChatGPT yesterday! However, this needs a quick fact-check:

- The model was trained in a local data center at CSCS, the costs of the project are almost entirely covered by Swiss public institutions;
- People from all over the world have made contributions - open source LLM development is a global community of interest;
- There are groups in several countries using or fine-tuning Apertus to improve linguistic capabilities and local knowledge;
- While Apertus can run on Amazon servers, thanks to a third-party deployment script, it runs anywhere LLMs can run;
- Quantized versions are available to fit even relatively cheap consumer grade video cards (see my blog posts for details);
- The #PublicAI web interface and Apertus 8B demo runs on AWS, however the large model is hosted by CSCS as well;
- You do not need to use Google to authenticate to Public AI, it is just a convenient way to log into #OpenWebUI - if you want another provider, please suggest it;
- Apertus is not a chatbot on its own, it is a large language model that can be deployed as part of a system to provide chat services.

I'll send this to the maintainers as well. Did I miss anything?

https://di.day/en/digital-switch-recipes/alternativen-zu-chatgpt-co#different-ways-to-cook

Great to see that #Apertus has been highlighted as a digitally independent alternative to ChatGPT yesterday! However, this needs a quick fact-check:

- The model was trained in a local data center at CSCS, the costs of the project are almost entirely covered by Swiss public institutions;
- People from all over the world have made contributions - open source LLM development is a global community of interest;
- There are groups in several countries using or fine-tuning Apertus to improve linguistic capabilities and local knowledge;
- While Apertus can run on Amazon servers, thanks to a third-party deployment script, it runs anywhere LLMs can run;
- Quantized versions are available to fit even relatively cheap consumer grade video cards (see my blog posts for details);
- The #PublicAI web interface and Apertus 8B demo runs on AWS, however the large model is hosted by CSCS as well;
- You do not need to use Google to authenticate to Public AI, it is just a convenient way to log into #OpenWebUI - if you want another provider, please suggest it;
- Apertus is not a chatbot on its own, it is a large language model that can be deployed as part of a system to provide chat services.

I'll send this to the maintainers as well. Did I miss anything?

https://di.day/en/digital-switch-recipes/alternativen-zu-chatgpt-co#different-ways-to-cook

Explore a demo of agentic development with the #PublicAI API shared in Vasco’s #Apertus #OpenHands #OpenEduDay repo: https://tinyurl.com/apertus-tutor

Explore a demo of agentic development with the #PublicAI API shared in Vasco’s #Apertus #OpenHands #OpenEduDay repo: https://tinyurl.com/apertus-tutor

After our workshop on #PublicAI for education at #OpenEduDay @CHopen

After our workshop on #PublicAI for education at #OpenEduDay @CHopen

Auch wenn die Debatte rund um #digitalsovereignty abflacht, bin ich erstaunt, dass #AI in dieser Diskussion gar nicht stattgefunden hat. @marcuwekling Auch bei #diday taucht das Thema kaum auf.
Wenn wir z.B. in unserem Gesundheitswesen AI einsetzen wollen braucht es dafür öffentliche Infrastruktur und LLMs die unseren Interessen dienen.
AI ist eine bahnbrechende Technologie, die eine demokratische Moderation braucht - ähnlich wie die öffentlich-rechtlichen Medien.

Daher wünsche ich mir #publicmoney #publicai

https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2026/03/openai-has-shown-it-cannot-be-trusted-canada-needs-nationalized-public-ai.html

Auch wenn die Debatte rund um #digitalsovereignty abflacht, bin ich erstaunt, dass #AI in dieser Diskussion gar nicht stattgefunden hat. @marcuwekling Auch bei #diday taucht das Thema kaum auf.
Wenn wir z.B. in unserem Gesundheitswesen AI einsetzen wollen braucht es dafür öffentliche Infrastruktur und LLMs die unseren Interessen dienen.
AI ist eine bahnbrechende Technologie, die eine demokratische Moderation braucht - ähnlich wie die öffentlich-rechtlichen Medien.

Daher wünsche ich mir #publicmoney #publicai

https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2026/03/openai-has-shown-it-cannot-be-trusted-canada-needs-nationalized-public-ai.html

"Canada has a choice to make about its artificial intelligence future. The Carney administration is investing $2-billion over five years in its Sovereign AI Compute Strategy. Will any value generated by “sovereign AI” be captured in Canada, making a difference in the lives of Canadians, or is this just a passthrough to investment in American Big Tech?" by Nathan E. Sanders and Bruce Schneier

https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2026/03/openai-has-shown-it-cannot-be-trusted-canada-needs-nationalized-public-ai.html

#artificialIntelligence #publicAI #canada

"Canada has a choice to make about its artificial intelligence future. The Carney administration is investing $2-billion over five years in its Sovereign AI Compute Strategy. Will any value generated by “sovereign AI” be captured in Canada, making a difference in the lives of Canadians, or is this just a passthrough to investment in American Big Tech?" by Nathan E. Sanders and Bruce Schneier

https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2026/03/openai-has-shown-it-cannot-be-trusted-canada-needs-nationalized-public-ai.html

#artificialIntelligence #publicAI #canada

Debating the Case for a Public AI System in Canada

📰 Original title: Does Canada Need Nationalized, Public AI?

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/debating-the-case-for-a-public-ai-system-in-canada/?redirpost=cf46ddb4-1202-494c-8c95-3af51f728201

#artificialintelligence #canada #publicai #nationalization

#PublicAI Switzerland 📮
Forest corner street thirty-four
Thirty-ninety-seven Love field
🇨🇭 #Schweiz #Suisse #Svizzera #Svizra

#PublicAI Switzerland 📮
Forest corner street thirty-four
Thirty-ninety-seven Love field
🇨🇭 #Schweiz #Suisse #Svizzera #Svizra

Thankful for the rocking 🎸 support on all sides to make #PublicAI into a viable foundation: to steward and lobby an AI for generations of one Earth 🌍
Grazie a tutti & bonne nuit #wirsindverein

Thankful for the rocking 🎸 support on all sides to make #PublicAI into a viable foundation: to steward and lobby an AI for generations of one Earth 🌍
Grazie a tutti & bonne nuit #wirsindverein

Pleasure to serve as evaluator at the review meeting in #Rome of the #AI4gov #HorizonEurope project 🇪🇺

Great discussions on AI, public governance & real-world policy impact. Encouraging to see such committed work on AI in the public sector.

#AIGovernance #PublicAI

Pleasure to serve as evaluator at the review meeting in #Rome of the #AI4gov #HorizonEurope project 🇪🇺

Great discussions on AI, public governance & real-world policy impact. Encouraging to see such committed work on AI in the public sector.

#AIGovernance #PublicAI

Have you ever wondered about the inner workings of #Apertus - the sovereign AI model that powers Switzerland‘s first #PublicAI Inference Utility?

📅 Join us for a special seminar on Tuesday 10.2 @amld

🤔 We'll be hosting a Q&A with the team: reply to this post with your burning questions, be tagged with a response if accepted!

🧠 To learn about AI ethics, model development, particular use cases, or anything else you're curious about - follow #amld2026 for updates & announcements over the course of the week.

Have you ever wondered about the inner workings of #Apertus - the sovereign AI model that powers Switzerland‘s first #PublicAI Inference Utility?

📅 Join us for a special seminar on Tuesday 10.2 @amld

🤔 We'll be hosting a Q&A with the team: reply to this post with your burning questions, be tagged with a response if accepted!

🧠 To learn about AI ethics, model development, particular use cases, or anything else you're curious about - follow #amld2026 for updates & announcements over the course of the week.

@drfelip

Quin tipus de tasques mecàniques?

Jo encara estic peix amb la IA però faig servir Public AI, que és de programari lliure i sense ànim de lucre. La faig servir per a consultes que em duria més temps a través del cercador.

Https://www.publicai.co/

#PublicAI

@drfelip

Quin tipus de tasques mecàniques?

Jo encara estic peix amb la IA però faig servir Public AI, que és de programari lliure i sense ànim de lucre. La faig servir per a consultes que em duria més temps a través del cercador.

Https://www.publicai.co/

#PublicAI

RE: https://social.coop/@Wtebbens/115860069680612667

#publicai doet prachtige dingen, onder andere:
⁃ alles #opensource
⁃ transparante system prompts
⁃ privacy-first
⁃ publiek beheerd, zoals een nutsbedrijf
zie: https://publicai.co/stories/utility

En ze bieden een chat-interface: https://publicai.co/chat

Bedankt voor de tip, @Wtebbens!

RE: https://social.coop/@Wtebbens/115860069680612667

#publicai doet prachtige dingen, onder andere:
⁃ alles #opensource
⁃ transparante system prompts
⁃ privacy-first
⁃ publiek beheerd, zoals een nutsbedrijf
zie: https://publicai.co/stories/utility

En ze bieden een chat-interface: https://publicai.co/chat

Bedankt voor de tip, @Wtebbens!

#WorkAdventure 👾 #Apertus 🗻 a quiet chalet on the top of a virtual mountain ❄️ Join me here to explore #PublicAI or just say hello and chat about life, the universe, and whatever's on your mind at https://ciao.spiu.ch

#WorkAdventure 👾 #Apertus 🗻 a quiet chalet on the top of a virtual mountain ❄️ Join me here to explore #PublicAI or just say hello and chat about life, the universe, and whatever's on your mind at https://ciao.spiu.ch

Public AI, Built On Open Source, Is The Way Forward In The EU

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/09/public-ai-built-on-open-source-is-the-way-forward-in-the-eu/

Public AI, Built On Open Source, Is The Way Forward In The EU

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/09/public-ai-built-on-open-source-is-the-way-forward-in-the-eu/

Maybe this is a symptom of a broader issue in AI: imagining it as a tool to substitute existing processes rather than something that can extend our capabilities to do things we never were able to before…

As we think about responsible #CivicAI and even #PublicAI, I think it would be really valuable to ground ourselves in concrete examples of low risk applications, questions of missing capabilities over substitutes, and priorities the public actually WANTS to implement AI to address.

Maybe this is a symptom of a broader issue in AI: imagining it as a tool to substitute existing processes rather than something that can extend our capabilities to do things we never were able to before…

As we think about responsible #CivicAI and even #PublicAI, I think it would be really valuable to ground ourselves in concrete examples of low risk applications, questions of missing capabilities over substitutes, and priorities the public actually WANTS to implement AI to address.

Why “public AI”, built on open source software, is the way forward for the EU

A quarter of a century ago, I wrote a book called “Rebel Code”. It was the first – and is still the only – detailed history of the origins and rise of free software and open source, based on interviews with the gifted and generous hackers who took part. Back then, it was clear that open source represented a powerful alternative to the traditional proprietary approach to software […]

#ai #aiAct #cdsm #china #cloudComputing #copyrightDirective #dataMining #eu #freeSoftware #openSource #openSourceInitiative #paulKeller #publicAi #rebelCode #research #startups #supercomputers #tdm #textMining #us #ventureCapital

https://walledculture.org/why-public-ai-built-on-open-source-software-is-the-way-forward-for-the-eu/