TRAIL Factory – An open platform for reliable and reusable artificial intelligence
TRAIL Factory is the TRAIL (Trusted AI Labs) network platform dedicated to the practical implementation of technological building blocks derived from artificial intelligence (AI).
It facilitates the operationalisation of AI tools, their dissemination and promotion among businesses, public services and academia.
TRAIL researchers offer documented, ready-to-use software building blocks distributed under open licences compatible with proprietary uses. The aim is to maximise the impact of research results in the field.
What TRAIL Factory offers
The platform brings together and provides :
- Open source software bricks and other tools developed by TRAIL partners
- Datasets, collected and sometimes annotated, for training or testing AI models
- Methodologies and guides (white papers) describing best practices related to trustworthy AI
- Service offerings: expertise, support, access to infrastructure for businesses
- Open Science and Open Data connectors, useful to the AI community, particularly from public services or partner companies
A dynamic, interactive platform rooted in the local ecosystem
To ensure the visibility and appropriation of its content, TRAIL Factory relies on several levers :
- An online platform providing access to building blocks, datasets and their documentation, with interactive features: comments, votes, tutorial requests
- Online tutorials (webinars or recorded videos) to facilitate the use of technological building blocks
- Events and workshops for businesses, highlighting ‘off-the-shelf’ AI building blocks
- An annual forum in preparation, similar to the Assises de la recherche en IA (AI Research Conference), dedicated to manufacturers
- The integration of building blocks into professional training courses, offered in particular via Numeria or universities
- The involvement of companies and institutions in Wallonia and Brussels, which can publish their own open source building blocks or reference Open Data connectors, to enrich the platform and contribute to its collective impact