Anthropic Accused of Using 'Safety Testing' to Slow Down Open-Source AI
bindureddy · x · 2026-07-28
Anthropic now claims they do not want to ban open-source AI, but instead want to slow it down by requiring mandatory "safety testing."
The author argues that this is essentially an attempt to use the US government to hinder open-source competition.
Related event: Anthropic Clarifies Open-Weights Stance: No Ban, but Mandates Testing(32 posts)→
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