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China is Our Friend When It Comes To Open AI Research Closed AI proponents and investors will incessantly propagate the falsehood that Open AI is somehow a national security threat because the Chinese will have access to this tech! It's a laughable argument! China has created…
Clearly @vkhosla can profit financially from a closed approach to AI. But I don't think that his main reason to oppose open source frontier models. He is genuinely worried about China getting its hands on it. That worry is misguided. First, Chinese AI scientists and engineers… https://t.co/V2Sr2XUF2u
As a16z’s @martin_casado has shared, it is essential that government regulation not hamstring the development of open source AI models. One way to ensure U.S. leadership is by facilitating innovation, not guarding against unproven threats 👇
The debate over open-source AI has reached an unstoppable momentum, with significant endorsements and criticisms shaping the discourse. The UK Prime Minister and a prominent US startup incubator CEO have publicly supported open-source AI, suggesting a shift towards more transparent AI development. However, concerns about national security and the potential misuse by foreign powers like China are prominent, with figures like venture capitalist Vinod Khosla highlighting the risks. Additionally, there are fears that closed-source AI labs might lobby the government to restrict open-source practices and lock down inference of powerful models to maintain control over AI technologies. Notably, the US Army and Navy utilize open-source systems like RedHat Linux extensively, demonstrating its integration into critical infrastructure.
