Open source is less than 12 months behind the frontier, and a security backlash may follow
akbirkhan · x · 2026-07-26
- The thread argues that open source is now less than 12 months behind the frontier.
- It predicts a security backlash similar to what happened around Mythos/Fable once open models reach the same level.
- The author outlines three ways the open-source camp could avoid that outcome:
- Frontier models may desensitize the security apparatus over time, either through real safety fixes or simple familiarity.
- Decision-makers could be convinced that industry benefits outweigh security costs, though that case may weaken after the first effective open-model-driven cyberattacks.
- A research program could make open models as safe as closed models, potentially by suppressing concerning capabilities and related safeguards.
- The quoted reply adds a sharper line: it says you cannot consistently be both AGI-pilled and pro open source without coping.
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