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Revolutionizing Clemency: Michael Harris and O-SAIF Launch the 20% Project to Modernize Pardons with AI

At SXSW (South by Southwest) this week, the Open Source AI Foundation (O-SAIF) and Michael “Harry-O” Harris—founder of Death Row Records, entrepreneur, and a formerly incarcerated individual who served 33 years behind bars—announced a groundbreaking criminal justice initiative: The 20% Project.

Open-Source AI Foundation @ SXSW 2025

Promoting cutting edge open-source AI innovation with a refreshing message of AI transparency.

Open source AI backers launch $10 million ad campaign

The Open Source AI Foundation has launched a $10 million ad campaign aimed at convincing policymakers and others of open source AI's benefits, Axios has learned. Why it matters: There is a spirited debate in both technology and policy circles as to whether open source AI makes the technology safer or less secure.

New AI advocacy group wants open dialogue

The Open Source AI Foundation, a new advocacy group seeking to increase transparency and accountability in artificial intelligence usage by government agencies, launched today with O-SAIF announcing a $10 million campaign that plans to educate lawmakers and civilians on the importance of open-source AI.

CPAC 2025: Open Source AI Foundation Live from CPAC