You literally can’t control the proliferation of open models made outside your jurisdiction.
This feels like regulators preparing for the last AI race instead of the next one. If open weight AI keeps improving outside the biggest labs, excluding them from review may reduce paperwork without reducing risk. Policy that only slows one side rarely stays effective for long.
The federal government has a vested interest in promoting open-weight AI. Closed AI ecosystems can limit how the government can use them.
Exactly! A government that depends entirely on proprietary AI is ultimately dependent on a handful of private companies. Open weight models offer more flexibility: agencies can self host, audit, modify and switch providers without being locked into a single vendor. That’s a strategic advantage, not just a technical preference.
