Martín Pérez, JorgeMolner, NuriaMalandrino, FrancescoBernardos Cano, Carlos JesúsOliva Delgado, Antonio de laGomez-Barquero, David2023-04-262023-04-262023-04Martin-Perez, J., Molner, N., Malandrino, F., Bernardos, C. J., De La Oliva, A., & Gomez-Barquero, D. (2023). Choose, not Hoard: Information-to-Model Matching for Artificial Intelligence in O-RAN. IEEE Communications Magazine, 61(4), 58-63.0163-6804https://hdl.handle.net/10016/37203Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) is an emerging paradigm, whereby virtualized network infrastructure elements from different vendors communicate via open, standardized interfaces. A key element therein is the RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC), an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based controller. Traditionally, all data available in the network has been used to train a single AI model to be used at the RIC. This paper introduces, discusses, and evaluates the creation of multiple AI model instances at different RICs, leveraging information from some (or all) locations for their training. This brings about a flexible relationship between gNBs, the AI models used to control them, and the data such models are trained with. Experiments with real-world traces show how using multiple AI model instances that choose training data from specific locations improve the performance of traditional approaches following the hoarding strategy.6eng© 2023 IEEE.TrainingArtificial neural networksArtificial IntelligenceData modelsTraining dataServersBrain modelingresearch articleTelecomunicacioneshttps://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.003.2200401open access58463IEEE Communications Magazine61AR/0000031739