Ryan Greenblatt warns open-weight restrictions would hurt safety research
RyanGreenblatt · x · 2026-07-23
A public back-and-forth centers on whether the administration is preparing heavy restrictions on open-weight AI models.
- One side argues the claims being discussed are not obviously lies, but could be preparation for restrictive policy.
- Ryan Greenblatt says restricting private actors’ use of open-weight models would be a very bad choice.
- He argues such restrictions would seriously hurt safety research.
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