Open-model advocates are challenged on why closed models should still exist
beenwrekt · x · 2026-07-26
The post pushes back on the idea that open-model advocates should also defend closed models, quoting a debate about wanting “a world of open and closed source models.” It argues that if open models are truly safer and more democratic, the case for preserving closed models needs to be explained explicitly.
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