The list of recommendations at the end starts with a moratorium on open source AI until the following controls are implemented: you’re not allowed to release a

The list of recommendations at the end starts with a moratorium on open source AI until the following controls are implemented: you’re not allowed to release a model without a government license, you have to release your training data, and you’re liable for misuse of your model. It also starts with a fawning review of the benefits of closed models only accessible via API. David is a former Meta employee and is now pushing hard for global AI regulation. Gatekeeping public access and innovation in AI leaves us with a world subjugated to powerful corporate interests and their lobby groups. We won’t even have the opportunity to teach AI or conduct lab experiments without a government license, being forced to release training data, and we’ll have to assume liability which will have a massive chilling effect. This article asks for a global overreach based on the premise of “Those with wealth, power and influence know best and will keep you safe.”