Public AI White Paper – A Public Alternative to Private AI Dominance
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Type of work: White Paper
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https://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/fileadmin/files/BSt/Publikationen/GrauePublikationen/Public_AI_2025.pdf
Abstract:
Today, the most advanced AI systems are developed and controlled by a small number of private companies. These companies hold power not only over the models themselves but also over key resources such as computing infrastructure. This concentration of power poses not only economic risks but also significant democratic challenges.
The Public AI White Paper presents an alternative vision, outlining how open and public-interest approaches to AI can be developed and institutionalized. It advocates for a rebalancing of power within the AI ecosystem – with the goal of enabling societies to shape AI actively, rather than merely consume it.
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Sieker, F., Tarkowski, A., Gimpel, L. & Osborne, C. (2025). Public AI White Paper – A Public Alternative to Private AI Dominance. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung, King Baudouin Foundation, Open Society Foundations.
