Andreessen Horowitz

“Open source software provides much of the foundation of the internet, is extensively used by government agencies, and is widely considered to be more secure from malicious actors than proprietary software. Consequently, there is no inherent reason to prohibit the creation, dissemination, and use of Open Models.”

“The idea of imposing civil and criminal liability on model developers when downstream users do something bad is so misguided and such a dangerous precedent. First off, the bill requires developers to prove that their models can’t possibly be used for any of the defined hazardous capabilities.”

“In addition, we urge the administration to clarify that existing copyright law protects the ability of developers to train models. Getting this right is critical to ensuring American competitiveness in AI.”