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Is open-source AI safer or riskier than closed/proprietary AI?
The debate over whether open-source (or "open-weight") AI is safer or riskier than closed-source (proprietary) AI is one of the most contentious issues in technology.
There is no universal consensus because each approach shifts the burden of risk in fundamentally different ways. The "safer" option depends entirely on which types of threats you are trying to mitigate.
The arguments for both sid