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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 and fiercely contested questions in AI policy, safety, and development.
There is no simple consensus. Instead, the two paradigms represent fundamentally different philosophies of safety, risk management, and the distribution of power.
To understand the debate, it is helpful