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19 June 2026

Interconnects (Nathan Lambert)Article

Banning Open Source AI Would Be A Mistake

This is a policy argument, not new information, but it matters because open-weight bans are an active legislative idea in multiple jurisdictions right now. The strongest point is usually the national-competitiveness one: banning open models domestically doesn't stop them existing, it just moves where they're built. Useful to have on hand if you need a citable counter-argument in a policy conversation.

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