Open-weight models likely face harsh regulation within a year, argue researchers — scale beats safety logic
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-13
- tszzl states bluntly he can't imagine a world a year from now where open-source models aren't harshly regulated, and will happily admit fault if they prove not dangerous.
- jdpressman adds the real reason is less intrinsic danger than deployment economics: AI deployment ruthlessly favors scale, and local models are a marginal practice that barely exist.
- Core takeaway: the open-weights ecosystem's future hinges on scaling economics, not safety arguments.
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