Response to NTIA’s Request for Comment on Dual Use Open Foundation Models
In this response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s NTIA) request for comment on dual use foundation AI models with widely available model weights, scholars from Stanford HAI, the Center for Research on Foundation Models (CRFM), the Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab (RegLab), and other institutions urge policymakers to amplify the benefits of open foundation models while further assessing the extent of their marginal risks.
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