Originally published at: The AI Era Arcs Toward Openness – Open Source Initiative A surge of openness in AI has defined 2026. Amid calls for both caution and support, prevailing trends point to a future in which models are built and released openly. Recent research offers new insight into the adoption of open AI systems, who benefits, and the role of Open Source across the AI technology stack. The success of open-weight and Open Source AI reflects growing adoption, lower costs, narrowing per...