19th April 2025 I encountered a theory a while ago that one of the reasons Meta insist on using the term “open source” for their Llama models despite the Llama license not actually conforming to the terms of the Open Source Definition is that the EU’s AI act includes special rules for open source models without requiring OSI compliance. Since the EU AI act (12 July 2024) is available online I decided to take a look for myself. Here’s one giant HTML page containing the full text of the act in Eng...