Amanda will draw on OpenUKâs recent research and report on AI (to be published early 2024) and the discussions at State of Open Con 24 in early February, to bring the most current thinking to the audience in a cohesive way as she considers the risk of Open in AI and the risk AI poses […]
Amanda Brock, the CEO of Open UK, took a decade too long to jump from her legal career to what she really craved â the frenzy of entrepreneurship. She stayed in law too long because sheâd experienced a sobering failure years ago â running an event which lost half a million pounds. What happened? Hosted
Government has been warned that failure to invest in the underlying telecoms networks needed to handle the large influx in traffic from AI will mean its Spring Budget pledge to invest significantly in the technology is futile.
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“The Budget hasn’t delivered much upon the promise that the UK tech sector can be evolved into the next Silicon Valley – with the budget offering little to enable skills building or to build on the current tax breaks for serious investors. Although the introduction of the new ÂŁ5k individual ISA for investment in the
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âThe Budget hasnât delivered much upon the promise that the UK tech sector can be evolved into the next Silicon Valley â with the budget offering little to enable skills building or to build on the current tax breaks for serious investors. Although the introduction of the new ÂŁ5k individual ISA for investment in the
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“When the godfather of open source declares that the initiative has failed, whatâs next for a movement that has succeeded in deploying its software in over 96 percent of modern IT stacks?” Ann-Marie Corvin reports on her conversations with Bruce Perens and Amanda Brock at State of Open Con 24.
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âOur licenses arenât working. 1/3 of paid-for Linux systems are now sold with the GPL circumvention, prohibiting redistribution of source code. Thatâs billions of dollars in business.â â Bruce Perens
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“The openness of agencies like CISA to work with us and not against us, is really heartening.” – Amanda Brock
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Amanda Brock also explained: âThe UKâs late mover advantage on tech regulation puts the nation in a uniquely advantageous position to learn from other nations who were quick to regulate, and to find an agile, flexible middle ground that puts the needs of the tech community first, whilst safely managing any risks. Inevitably, the key opportunity
