>Once again, open weights models actively get a free exception, in a way that actually undermines the safety purpose.
Open weights getting a free exception doesn’t seem that bad to me, because yes on one hand it increases the chance of a bad actor getting a cutting-edge model but on the other hand the financial incentives are weaker, and it brings more capability to good actors outside of the top 5 companies earlier. And those weights can be used for testing, safety work, etc.
I think what’s released openly will always be a bit behind anyway (and thus likely fairly safe), so at least everyone else can benefit.
>Once again, open weights models actively get a free exception, in a way that actually undermines the safety purpose.
Open weights getting a free exception doesn’t seem that bad to me, because yes on one hand it increases the chance of a bad actor getting a cutting-edge model but on the other hand the financial incentives are weaker, and it brings more capability to good actors outside of the top 5 companies earlier. And those weights can be used for testing, safety work, etc.
I think what’s released openly will always be a bit behind anyway (and thus likely fairly safe), so at least everyone else can benefit.