Open weights are not open source, the thread argues for frontier AI
rupspace · x · 2026-07-28
The thread argues that open weights are not the same as open source for frontier AI models.
Main point
- Real openness should mean more than access to a finished model.
- A truly open frontier model should let people understand, reproduce, and build on the full development process.
- The post points to four standards of openness as a more rigorous way to judge whether a model is genuinely open.
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