Developers Slam 'Open Weights' as a Misleading Term, Not True Open Source

Developers Yacine and John Awahba argue that 'open weights' is a misleading term, as released weights are essentially obfuscated binary distributions that cannot reproduce training code or data, making them closed-source rather than truly open.

2026-10-25 ~ 2026-10-25 · 2 related posts

• Yacine torches 'open weights': it's a fake term that just means closed source — yacineMTB · 2026-10-25
• 'Open weights' is closed source: weights can't be decompiled, making obfuscation finally effective — johnawahba · 2026-10-25