{"id":75265,"date":"2023-04-05T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaai.org\/?p=75265"},"modified":"2025-05-16T12:49:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:49:29","slug":"rail-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaai.org\/rail-license\/","title":{"rendered":"RAIL License"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AAAI would like to announce a new way to release code and trained models associated with accepted papers. Through the use of an AI Pubs RAIL License from the RAIL Initiative, authors can elect to release their code and trained models under terms that permit free and open access but are subject to usage restrictions. More details, including frequently asked questions, are available:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.licenses.ai\/blog\/2023\/3\/3\/ai-pubs-rail-licenses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.licenses.ai\/blog\/2023\/3\/3\/ai-pubs-rail-licenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an Open RAIL License?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Open Responsible AI Licenses (Open RAIL) are licenses designed to permit free and open access, re-use, and downstream distribution of derivatives of AI artifacts as long as the behavioral-use restrictions always apply (including to derivative works).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need Help Deciding if an AI Pubs License is Right for You? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.licenses.ai\/blog\/2023\/3\/3\/ai-pubs-rail-licenses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Review &#8220;AI Pubs RAIL Licenses.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please consider this as a new way to share your work with the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have questions, comments, or feedback, please contact the RAIL team:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.licenses.ai\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.licenses.ai\/contact<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AAAI would like to announce a new way to release code and trained models associated with accepted papers. 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