Open-weight models are really about taking data control away from LLM companies
ExistentialWavering · reddit · 2026-07-25
The author argues that the real issue behind the open-weight model debate is data control, not public safety or code protection.
They claim major LLM companies, including Anthropic and OpenAI, rely on user data to build detailed digital profiles and make inferences about the world. In this view, open-weight models threaten that business model by taking control of data away from the model providers. The post frames LLMs as tools and users as the real product, and argues that companies are already monetizing people’s data while claiming otherwise.
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