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Raphaël Semeteys

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The Yoga of Image Generation – Part 1

In this series of articles, I will introduce image generation using Stable Diffusion and ComfyUI. This first article discusses the theory and provides basic examples. My goal is to generate precise images of yoga poses using only your local machine. Due to legal restrictions, I cannot use images from the Internet. Given these limitations, how can generative AI assist?

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How Open is Generative AI? Part 2

Embarking on the second and last part of our ‘Generative AI Openness’ series, we earlier established a straightforward framework to gauge the openness of Large Language Models (LLMs) and utilized it to explore LLM development and the positioning of key players. We noticed a trend towards increasingly restricted LLM artifacts for OpenAI and Google, contrasted with Meta’s more open approach.

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How Open is Generative AI? Part 1

Welcome to this two-part series on Generative AI Openness, where we explore the history, current landscape, and potential future of open collaboration and proprietary control in the development of Language Language Models (LLMs). In this first part, we will delve into the importance of inspecting the openness of each component in the LLM training process, and how this can impact the potential limitations on the model use or reuse imposed by one or more of its components. In the second part of this series, we will explore the potential benefits and drawbacks of sharing Generative AIs openly for the collective advancement of society.

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Open Source Governance: Worldline’s Progressive Approach

Open Source isn’t just a fleeting trend in the tech world; it’s a transformative force, and I’ve had a front-row seat to its evolution for nearly two decades. While many casually throw around “Open Source” as a modern buzzword, for forward-thinking companies, it’s a pivotal strategy. It offers a blueprint for reduced costs, bolstered innovation, and expedited delivery, all the while serving as a magnet for industry talent. Yet, the real magic happens when companies don’t just join the Open Source bandwagon, but truly understand and respect its intricacies. This is where Open Source Governance comes in, which involves identifying and managing risks associated with Open Source components, such as security risks, licensing risks, and IP risks. At Worldline, we’ve risen to this challenge by developing a comprehensive governance structure that ensures effective management and utilisation of Open Source resources.

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Web3 Unveiled: How Decentralization is shaping the future of the Internet

This article aims to introduce the concept of Web3, sometimes presented as the next evolution of the Internet. We will review the ins and outs of this concept, exploring its implications and how it could reshape our interaction with the digital world. In doing so, we will try to give a glimpse of what the future of the Internet could be.

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Open Source is not only about code

This is the second article in our open source series. After having briefly discussed the history of open source in the first article, let’s focus now on the several dimensions or layers of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software). We won’t linger much on the development side here. Obviously, coding is a large part of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) but it’s only the tip of the iceberg. As we wrote in the first post of this Open Source Series, the evolutions of both FOSS and of the Internet are interleaved and interrelated. One of the biggest disruptions that FOSS created regarding coding is collaborative development. FOSS generated several methods and tools to coordinate and organize projects with many developers spread around the globe. Distributed Versionning Systems like Git , bug and case management systems like BugZilla , continuous integration and nightly builds, quality tools like SonarQube , etc. Today, all these tools have been adopted into our companies and are used every day as commodities by enterprise developers to design, build and implement industrial development pipelines. More recently, FOSS reinforced this trend with DevOps tools and methods, largely promoted by Open Source native companies like the Internet giants. So yes, FOSS is a major source of IT industrialization and will continue to be so.

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An Open Source history

Introduction

“Linux is a cancer”, “Open source sofware is not sure and not secured”… Nowadays these affirmations sound weird, but a decade ago we could hear that kind of affirmations by some people working in IT. Currently, Open Source is everywhere, not only in software. This article is the first part of a series dedicated to Open Source’s world. In this first article we will cover the history from the beginning up to the mass market deployment.

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