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Law student and Journal of High Technology Law staff member writing on open-weight AI criminal-misuse risks.
While open-weight models promote innovation, research, and democratized access to AI, they also introduce multiple systemic risks that traditional legal frameworks are ill-equipped to address.
AI Verified (Apr 13, 2026)
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Michael Makiej, “Open-Source and Open-Weight AI Models: Understanding the Risks of Criminal Misuse and Governance Gaps,” Journal of High Technology Law, April 13, 2026.
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Open-source AI is more dangerous than closed-source AI
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AI Verified The quoted source contrasts decentralized open-weight deployment with centralized controls and describes systemic risks, supporting a likely pro stance on the comparative-danger statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 53min ago
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AI Verified The source describes open-weight models as introducing systemic risks beyond centralized frameworks; this supports the recorded 'for' answer on their comparative danger. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 53min ago

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AI Verified The Journal of High Technology Law article attributes this exact wording to Michael Makiej in its discussion of open-weight models' systemic risks. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 53min ago
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