Are open model risks really worse than a few hands controlling AI?
AlexTensor · x · 2026-10-11
Another retweet in the Philip Torr open-source debate: @AlfonAmayuelas asks what specific risks open source models actually create — yes, one could learn to make biochemical weapons (avoidable with some alignment), but is that risk really higher than having the technology controlled by very few hands? Together with parallel quote-tweets, it forms a concentrated pushback against restrictive open-weight positions.
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