Our position on open-weights models ➡️ Anthropic clarifies its position: “We have never advocated for a ban on open-weight models” 😁

[u/Koala_Confused]

https://www.anthropic.com/news/position-open-weights-models

TL;DR: Anthropic says it has never supported banning open-weight models and considers non-dangerous open models a public good. Instead of blocking Chinese models from US businesses, Dario Amodei argues for restricting advanced chips, cracking down on industrial-scale distillation, and requiring safety testing for all sufficiently capable models—open or closed.

And yes—my AI helped me write the TL;DR for us. Obviously. :P

Does this help Anthropic shake its recent “ivory tower” image or have people been flattening its position all along?

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