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Is open-source AI safer or riskier than closed/proprietary AI?
The debate over whether open-source AI is safer or riskier than closed-source (proprietary) AI is one of the most critical discussions in technology and policy. Rather than a simple binary, security experts, researchers, and governments view the choice as a fundamental trade-off between different types of safety risks and protective mechanisms.
To ground this debate, "open-source AI" typically re