'How to kill open source models in 3 steps' sparks debate on capture of AI safety rules
_jaydeepkarale · x · 2026-09-13
A viral take argues open source models can be killed in three steps: manufacture panic about frontier models; have the biggest AI companies help write the 'safety' rules; make those rules so burdensome open source can't compete — claiming we're at step two. Top replies read this as aimed at Chinese open source models, with one asking why the West doesn't simply build competitive open source models instead.
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