“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.”
US · FederalExecutive — NTIA
NTIA Report on Dual-Use Foundation Models with Widely Available Weights
The government's answer to the open-weights question: collect evidence, don't restrict. Its comment docket recorded both sides of the ask.
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