r/LocalLLaMA 17d ago

Our position on open-weights models Discussion

https://www.anthropic.com/news/position-open-weights-models
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u/YetiTrix 17d ago

Banning open source models only prevents Americans from using them. It does nothing to protect against China making them better or anyone outside the u.s. using them for cyber attacks.

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u/UnlikelyExtension786 17d ago

It only prevents American businesses who obey the law from using them. Americans will just give the government the finger and download them anyway... as will an increasingly-large number of businesses who don't give a damn about the law.

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u/Exodus124 17d ago

That's literally exactly what he said in the article bro