Could the EU Kids Act Become a Trojan Horse Against Open-Weight AI?
UltraFOV · reddit · 2026-10-03
A Reddit discussion raises the concern that the proposed EU Kids Act (or similar child-safety legislation) could serve as a Trojan horse to restrict open-weight AI models. The argument: child-safety framing is politically easy to pass, and compliance obligations attached to such bills could effectively be extended to open-weight distributors, threatening the open-source ecosystem.
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