The arguments against open source AI are bad
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- Open source software is foundational for all commercial software, including AI models.
- Attempts to suppress open source AI are historically difficult and often backfire, as seen with encryption export controls.
- Open source AI development is driven by various actors beyond China, including chip makers, startups, enterprises, and big companies.
- Framing AI as a race is misleading; it's more about adapting to a transformational technology where free models can be beneficial.
- Arguments that Chinese AI models are 'dumping' or will spread propaganda or backdoors are flawed; open source allows inspection and modification.
- Open source AI is inevitable and powerful, making efforts to control it largely futile.