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Ben Brooks

Head of public policy, Stability AI

Policymakers should regulate on the assumption of openness, build the capacity to respond to emerging risks, and avoid restrictions based on low-confidence projections.

AI Verified (Aug 31, 2025)

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Ben Brooks, “Precaution Shouldn’t Keep Open-Source AI Behind the Frontier,” AI Frontiers, August 31, 2025.

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Require frontier AI labs to conduct nearly all R&D publicly but keep the weights closed

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AI Verified Cited article says powerful frontier open models should be permitted by default, directly opposing mandatory closure. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The cited article says frontier open models should be permitted by default, so 'against' is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified AI Frontiers’ article by Ben Brooks contains this exact recommendation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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