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Is open-source AI safer or riskier than closed/proprietary AI?
The debate over whether open-source (or open-weights) AI is safer or riskier than closed (proprietary) AI is one of the most central and highly contested issues in technology policy and artificial intelligence.
The short answer is that neither is universally "safer." Instead, they present entirely different threat models. Closed-source AI protects against proliferation and malicious use by restr