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Open AI research commons

Build a platform where AI researchers can share and access scientific work without paywalls. It would serve academics and independent researchers who can't afford journal subscriptions.

Why now

As AI research accelerates, traditional publishing can't keep up, leaving many without access to the latest findings.

Scientific research is increasingly locked behind paywalls, creating barriers for independent researchers and smaller institutions. A decentralized platform could host preprints, datasets, and models with open licensing.

Researchers would contribute work to gain visibility and collaboration opportunities. Institutions might sponsor hosting costs to support open science.

Start with a simple repository for AI paper preprints, then add peer review and dataset hosting. The biggest risk is attracting enough high-quality contributions to be valuable.

Audience: AI researchers and academics Monetization: Institutional sponsorships, optional donations Effort: months Category: other Quality: 65 Tags: ["ai", "research", "open-access"]

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