Mollick says open-weights fans often don’t really believe the AGI risk story
emollick · x · 2026-07-26
Ethan Mollick argues that many people who support open-weights models do not fully buy into the AGI/ASI worldview held by lab insiders.
He says the real disagreement is not just about open source, but about whether people genuinely believe future models could create severe semi-autonomous risks such as biosecurity threats. He presents that as an unresolved belief split rather than a settled fact.
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