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Robust Open Online Safety Tools (ROOST) is a new non-profit entity providing open source, accessible, high-quality, transparent safety tools for digital organizations of all kinds.

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ROOST is committed to helping accelerate this momentum and building a shared global foundation of open source safeguards that uphold the dignity of every child online.
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The movement is already underway. Major platforms have begun releasing their child-safety tooling openly through ROOST, proving it’s both feasible and commercially viable.
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This approach empowers families, enables independent auditing, and helps safer tools reach every corner of the ecosystem, not just the largest platforms.
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Real accountability and transparency depend on technical openness. That’s why we believe core child-safety protections should be open sourced so anyone can study, test, improve, and reuse them.
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One message from Rome stays with us: protecting children online isn’t just about what safeguards exist, but how they’re built.
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
And save the date! We’re hosting a hackathon on December 8 in San Francisco with OpenAI and Hugging Face. If you’re a developer, Trust & Safety expert, or policy wonk — join us there! events.openai.com/gpt-oss-safe...
Open Safeguard Hackathon Interest Form
events.openai.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
If that resonates with you — even if you’re not a developer — there are plenty of ways to join our newly launched ROOST Model Community (RMC):
- Hop into our Discord server (lnkd.in/e4QJNrE4)
- Explore the GitHub repo (lnkd.in/em58E2Ff)
November 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Her words were a reminder that open source AI can only thrive through collaboration — and that building a global community around these principles is how we ensure technology serves the public interest, not the other way around.
November 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Thank you for this amazing write up and the kind words! We will keep doing our best to contribute to and foster a pluralist, resilient open source world!
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The full panel is now streaming on YouTube. Make sure to tune in and hear from industry leaders on why this moment marks a milestone for the AI ecosystem — and why ROOST’s work is essential to fostering collaboration and transparency in service of the public good.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGKG...
Building an Open Source Safety Commons for the AI Age
YouTube video by Paris Peace Forum
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Founding President Camille François shared this sentiment during our panel at the Paris Peace Forum where we announced in partnership with OpenAI the release of gpt-oss-safeguard -- a powerful AI model that can be used to tackle a range of complicated online harms.
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@blaine.bsky.social -- we are so honored by your post. 🙏This is just the beginning!
October 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
thank you!
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
And if that doesn’t sound like you, don’t worry – there’s still plenty of ways to join the RMC!

Hop in our Discord server discord.gg/UXmBqy7kFX to learn more.

Or, dive right into the GitHub repo github.com/roostorg/ope....
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
To kick it off, we’re hosting a hackathon on December 8 in San Francisco with OpenAI and Hugging Face @hf.co . If you’re a developer, Trust & Safety expert, or policy wonk, join us there! events.openai.com/gpt-oss-safe...
Open Safeguard Hackathon Interest Form
events.openai.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Done!
October 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM