'Open weight models need to be banned' sparks debate on Hugging Face and model misuse

willcb · x · 2026-09-27

Hugging Face's Nathan Lambert posted that 'open weight models need to be banned', prompting a sarcastic reply noting the 'Hugging Face hack' wouldn't have happened if Hugging Face didn't exist. The exchange captures the ongoing AI-community debate over open-weight safety risks versus the push to restrict open model ecosystems.

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