Open-weight AI will be used for harm, says quote-tweet arguing bad actors always adapt
basedjensen · x · 2026-07-27
A quote-tweet argues that open-weight AI will likely be used for harmful ends, much like open Linux and encryption tools can be abused by criminals. The point is that making a capability broadly available does not prevent bad actors from using it, and the eventual misuse could vindicate long-time warnings about open-weight models being dangerous.
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