OpenAI researcher: decouple frontier model pacing rules from open-source restrictions
jachiam0 · x · 2026-09-13
An OpenAI researcher endorses Yonatan Shav's argument that once a capability level is open-sourced, ubiquitous rogue agents at that level should be assumed. If open models trail the frontier by 3 months, harms either occur visibly (enabling evidence-based response) or don't occur (preserving the open-source status quo). Both argue frontier pacing frameworks are worth pursuing, but pacing must be loudly and repeatedly separated from open-source restriction: the open-weight ecosystem is vital for economic growth, American soft power, and as a counterweight to frontier-lab power concentration — and suspicion of the AI safety coalition as regulatory capture stems largely from fears it will eventually target open source.
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