Jack Goldsmith on Ban open source AI models capable of cr…

Jack Goldsmith

Corporate-governance specialist at the University of Technology Sydney Human Technology Institute, writing on AI biosecurity and international governance.

Open-source AI-bio models possess potentially global, indiscriminate harm to states, people, animals, and the environment if not properly anticipated. While individual state actors may pursue their own BW programs, it is in no state’s interest to allow the unchecked proliferation of open-source AI-bio capabilities.

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Jack Goldsmith, “Establishing US-China cooperation on open-source AI-biosecurity risks,” Pacific Forum, May 20, 2026.

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Ban open source AI models capable of creating WMDs

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

Open-source AI models, which can be accessed, modified, and distributed freely and pseudonymously on the Internet, are also largely untethered to any ethical or enforceable commitment not to be used for harmful purposes.

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