A Peace Negotiator’s Guide to AI – OKFN Newsletter August 2026
AI Learning Labs, course for conflict mediators, public launch of traceable AI prototype, recommendations for our brain commons, and more.
Preliminary agenda announced for the Open Technology Research Symposium 2026
This year’s Symposium is guided by the theme “Shaping the Open Transition”. The program features speakers from Fiji, Ireland, Australia, India, Slovenia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, Nigeria, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Spain, and the United States.
New frontiers for open knowledge – OKFN Newsletter July 2026
SkyCommons Observatory released, protecting our BrainCommons, a responsible AI chatbot, shared learnings at UN Big Data, preparing for the Open Technology Symposium, and more.
8 Recommendations to Shape the Future of our Brain Commons
After reading about, experiencing and analysing the current technical and regulatory landscape of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), and speaking with technologists, policy makers, legal scholars, and data experts, we encapsulated our…
Frictionless Community Call June 2026
The Frictionless community reconvened to enhance governance, explore AI integration, and establish GitHub as the primary discussion platform
Opening Remarks: An Open Neurotech Stack
A recap of the BrainCommons opening session on the importance of making brain-computer interfaces open by design
The Future of Freedom of Thought: Keeping Human Agency Open in the Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces
Will we surrender our rights to free thought? – a recap of the Brain Commons keynote by Susie Alegre
Freedom of Thought in the Age of Neurotechnology
How neurotech challenges the very idea of ‘thinking for oneself’ – a recap of the Brain Commons keynote by Christoph Bublitz
Governing the Brain Commons: Openness as Public Infrastructure
A recap of the Brain Commons panel on the governance of neurotech and neural data
Understanding the BCI Stack: Where Openness Matters
A recap of the BrainCommons panel on how openness works in practice at different layers of the tech stack