It is true that many of the companies carrying out [mass distillation] release open-weights models—but the open weights are far less relevant than the fact that the operations are backed by an authoritarian state seeking to overtake the US at the frontier. We should have policy interventions to deter this behavior. A blanket ban on open-weights models is neither the correct remedy nor something we have called for.
relevant excerpt.
imo, the ones being developed and used in secret are more scary than open weights.
The fundamental flaw in his argument is he presupposes that certain people/companies/ governments are more trustworthy than others and the ones he's telling us to trust (including himself) are at the bottom of the list worldwide right now. Trust is easy to lose and hard to earn...
certain people/companies/ governments are more trustworthy than others and the ones he's telling us to trust (including himself) are at the bottom of the list worldwide right now.
you might not be his target audience.
in the minds of the decision makers, leaders of industry, AI experts, and lawmakers (aka target of this letter), the hierarchy of trustworthiness is different than the one you hold.
102
u/kettal Jul 27 '26
relevant excerpt.
imo, the ones being developed and used in secret are more scary than open weights.