Overview
One of the goals of the Thousand Brains Project is to create a new form of AI that benefits the world to the greatest extent possible. To accomplish this goal of broad adoption, we have chosen a permissive license for our code (MIT license), and Numenta has created a non-assertion pledge that covers the existing patents related to the Thousand Brains Project. These two actions, we believe, will encourage researchers, universities, the private sector, and industry specialists to help accelerate our community’s progress in building impressive new capabilities to serve the world.
⚖️ Numenta's non-assertion pledge
Numenta holds several patents that were created as they unraveled the complexities of the human neocortex and how these principles can be applied to machine learning. However, Numenta’s non-assertion pledge means that they will only assert these patents defensively to protect the open-source community. You are free to use all of the technology in the open-source project to create value without worrying about Numenta’s patents related to the Thousand Brains Project.
🛡️ License
We have chosen the standard MIT License. This permissive license places few restrictions on reuse and permits commercial use. It is simple, concise, and compatible with many other licenses.