Open vs Closed AI Models: Treating Open Weights as Categorically Unsafe Is the Wrong Lens
kevinsxu · x · 2026-08-07
The author argues that treating open and closed AI models equally in terms of cybersecurity—acknowledging that both can be safe or unsafe—is the most reasonable path forward. They emphasize that viewing open models as categorically less safe than closed models is the wrong perspective.
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