Open-source AI faces existential threat from new regulations
A new wave of AI regulation targeting open-weight models is being implemented with minimal oversight, posing the most serious test yet to open-source AI's viability. The author warns that enforcement actions are already in place against closed models, signaling a direct threat to open models within six months.
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