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Is open-source AI safer or riskier than closed/proprietary AI?
The question of whether open-source AI is safer or riskier than closed-source (proprietary) AI is one of the most contentious debates in modern technology, policy, and safety governance.
There is no consensus on a single "safer" approach because the two paradigms mitigate entirely different types of risk. The debate is often described as a "Transparency Paradox": openness democratizes security b