Maxime Stauffer on Open-source AI is more dangerous than c…

Maxime Stauffer

Co-founder and CEO of the Simon Institute for Longterm Governance, a Geneva think tank focused on international governance of frontier AI.

If you have an extremely powerful capability, but no one has access to it and it remains under control, then the risk is almost zero. But if everyone has access to it, then the risk is likely higher.

AI Verified (Oct 15, 2026)

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Maxime Stauffer, interviewed in Sara Ibrahim, “Switzerland’s open AI model could help guard the web – or empower its attackers,” SWI swissinfo.ch, October 15, 2026.

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

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AI Verified In the article’s open-model context, Stauffer says universal access to a powerful AI capability raises risk compared with controlled access, supporting the statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 51min ago

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AI Verified The verified quotation says widespread access to powerful AI increases risk versus controlled access; for is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 51min ago