Forge, an open-source AI project, is released under the AGPL license. This license ensures that the source code is auditable by anyone, including security teams. Providers offering Forge as a hosted service must either open-source their modifications or purchase a commercial license, preventing the code from becoming proprietary and protecting both self-hosters and the open-source community. AI
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IMPACT Ensures transparency and community contribution for AI development through open-source licensing.
RANK_REASON The cluster describes the licensing of an open-source AI project, which falls under research and policy. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]