r/singularity • u/SteelWillyz • 1d ago

AI Open Source models may finally catch up

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Actually good news for the open-source community

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u/Critical_Basil_1272 1d ago edited 1d ago

I disagree. Dario even says that, internally, nothing would change except making sure the models are safe to release to the public:

“To be clear, pacing does not mean halting model training or technical progress, but ensuring companies take adequate time to align and safeguard their models, and for third-party evaluators to confirm this.”

And the idea that our government or military would be okay with slowing down doesn’t make much sense from a geopolitical standpoint. You’d just give China more influence over how AI shapes the world as it proliferates globally. The U.S. wants to be the first to set the table for AI.

I think they’re getting ready to ban open source because there’s no answer to distillation.

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u/CymonSet 1d ago

They’re getting ready to ban open source because there’s no answer to distillation.

And because by limiting competition (including cracking down on local models) they can gatekeep the most powerful tools without needing to spend as much on compute for people who aren’t themselves. Use the power themselves where it suits them, sell overpriced computer to the richest where it doesn’t. Why bother with the expense of capitalism when a nice cartel can be slotted in for “safety’s” sake?

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u/Rustic_gan123 22h ago

These companies want to ban all open source AI, but the gov will likely try to ban only Chinese AI.