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Open-source AI is more dangerous than closed-source AI

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True, open-source models can be abused. But such thinking puts too much weight on the dangers of open-source AI and too little on the benefits. Unverified source (2025)

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Implement a universal basic income

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Make no mistake: modern welfare states leave plenty to be desired. Disability benefits are for many people an unsatisfactory version of a basic income, providing those who will no longer work with enough to get by. But rather than upend society with ... more Unverified source

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