Open-Weight FUD Rebutted: Banning Open Models Would Just Make US Tokens More Expensive
aiamblichus · x · 2026-10-01
Responding to Max Kan's warning that open-source models could be nerfed or banned within 6-12 months over cyber concerns, the author argues: a US ban wouldn't stop other countries, only make American users pay more; models like GLM would remain available via unmonitored APIs; and monitoring wouldn't prevent jailbreaks anyway. His takeaway: invest in defense, not FUD.
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