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Tech companies sign letter supporting open-weights AI models

Nvidia, Microsoft, Palantir, and other firms signed a letter advocating for open-weights models to ensure US competitiveness and innovation. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei clarified that the company has never advocated for a ban on open-weights models, emphasizing that they serve as a public good when they lack dangerous capabilities.
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Our position on open-weights modelsanthropic.com
There’s been a lot of speculation about where we stand on open-weights models. We’ve outlined our...x.com
AI #179 Part 2: Hearing The Fire Alarmthezvi.substack.com
[AINews] Much ado about Open Weightslatent.space
Anthropic’s Amodei Rejects Open Model Ban But Calls for Testingbloomberg.com
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against 'premature restrictions' of open-weight modelscnbc.com
Open ecosystems are the foundation of a healthy AI industry. We have always believed that collectiv...bsky.app
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei responds: doesn’t oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AItechcrunch.com
Anthropic wants tests, not bans, as OpenAI and Google back open weightsthenewstack.io
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