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> The open weights proponents seem to think of ai as a utility when it’s more like a utility that also is a tank

You could say the same about normal computers. Where are our regulations on Kali Linux, to prevent people from bruteforcing weak WPA passwords?

The single most-pressing concern with AI is that it can accelerate the process of hacking things. This is a preexisting problem that is inherent to software and needs proper addressing. Even if we regulate open weights tomorrow, people still have uncensored GLM-5 finetunes doing whatever they want on their own hardware. The "what if" of capable open models is here today, there are no guardrails.



> Where are our regulations on Kali Linux, to prevent people from bruteforcing weak WPA passwords?

Brute forcing WPA isn’t an existential threat to humanity. It’s not like a biological weapon created using an open-weight model is less dangerous than if it had been created with a proprietary model.


Why does GLM-5 already being in the wild make you think caution about a hypothetical GLM-6 is unwarranted? It seems like you’re saying “there’s no reason to worry about preventing a problem from getting worse if you already have a mild case of the problem”




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