WEBINAR: The Economic and Workforce Impacts of Open Source AI

When:  Aug 7, 2025 from 13:00 to 14:00 (ET)
Associated with  AIIM Open Forum

The Economic and Workforce Impacts of Open Source AI

TWAIN Working Group WEBINAR August 7, 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT

Presented by Anna Hermansen, Senior Manager, Researcher & Ecosystem, the Linux Foundation

Artificial Intelligence is all the rage these days for many reasons, including personal and corporate use cases. However, access to creating, operating, and procuring AI can be very expensive, especially for early testing and development projects. Open source AI is a great option to learn, develop, test, and even run production workloads.

This Linux Foundation Research and MetaNewsroom report reveals open source AI is already reshaping how the world works:

• 89% of AI-using organizations leverage open source models
• 2/3 believe open source AI is cheaper to deploy than proprietary alternatives
• SMBs are leading adoption, fueling innovation at the edge

Attend this exciting TWAIN Working Group-hosted webinar where Anna Hermansen of the Linux Foundation will share her report entitled, “The Economic and Workforce Impacts of Open Source AI”, which analyzes the existing landscape of industry and academic research to find that open source AI is widely adopted, cost effective, highly performing, and leads to faster and higher-quality development of tools and models. The report provides a full picture of its adoption trends, economic benefits, and workforce impacts. The takeaway? Open source AI is a cornerstone of economic resilience and competitive advantage.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/onvj-biUQuKOcviM8II37w

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Erin Dempsey
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