Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

The AI Commons Licence: A Pattern Language For Commons-Based AI Deployment Terms

The second installment in our Civilizational AI series is a guest editorial by Em Lenartowicz.

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Michel Bauwens
Jan 06, 2026
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In this guest article, Em Lenartowicz (CLEA/Nunet Foundation) has specific proposals to ‘commonify’ our AI infrastructures. She proposes six specific commons, initiated through a new type of license.

This text is more technical than our usual fare but important as it proposes a new approach to protect AI as a public and/or common good.

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