Our position on open-weights models
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei clarified that the company does not support banning open-weights models and has never advocated for such bans, contrary to recent accusations. Amodei's primary national security concerns are authoritarian governments building more powerful AI models and misuse of AI for cyberattacks or biological attacks, neither of which would be addressed by restricting open-weights models in the US. Instead, Anthropic supports three targeted measures: restricting chip exports to China, cracking down on industrial-scale distillation operations, and requiring mandatory safety testing for all sufficiently capable models regardless of whether they are open or closed.
