“Precaution Shouldn’t Keep Open-Source AI Behind the Frontier” by Ben Brooks
Description
OpenAI — once considered an oxymoron given its closed-source practices — recently released GPT-OSS, the company's first open language model in half a decade. The model fulfills an earlier pledge to again release “strong” open models that developers can freely modify and deploy. OpenAI approved GPT-OSS in part because the model sits behind the closed-source frontier, including its own GPT-5, which it released just two days later.
Meanwhile, Meta — long a champion of frontier open models — has delayed the release of its largest open model, Llama Behemoth, and suggested it may keep its future “superintelligence” models behind paywalls. Meta, which once described open source AI as a way to “control our own destiny,” now cites “novel safety concerns” as a reason to withhold its most capable models.
These decisions mark a dramatic pivot for both companies, and reveal how different AI firms are converging on an [...]
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Outline:
(02:02 ) Uncertainty Is Driving Precautionary Policy
(04:37 ) Precaution Disproportionately Chills Open Source
(06:48 ) Restrictions Demand Confident Evidence
(09:03 ) Precaution May Lead to Digital Feudalism
(12:54 ) We Need to Learn to Live with Uncertainty
(15:24 ) We Should Promote, Not Deter, Openness at the Frontier
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First published:
September 2nd, 2025
Source:
https://aifrontiersmedia.substack.com/p/frontier-ai-should-be-open-source
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