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Comment by Alex Engler

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Brookings AI policy scholar
Regulating the open-source release of GPAI models is broadly unnecessary
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Require open source AI models to include safety benchmarks in release notes
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AI Verified The quote states that regulating the open-source release of GPAI models is generally unnecessary, which clearly implies opposition to a specific release-related requirement like mandating safety benchmarks in release notes for open source AI models. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
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AI Unverifiable The quote says regulating open-source GPAI releases is "broadly unnecessary," but it does not specifically address requiring safety benchmarks in release notes, so the stance on this exact requirement is not unambiguous. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago

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AI Verified Verified: the Brookings article "The EU’s attempt to regulate open-source AI is counterproductive" lists Alex Engler as the author and is dated August 24, 2022. In the article text, line 184 contains the exact phrase "Regulating the open-source release of GPAI models is broadly unnecessary" followed immediately by additional words ("because, like any other models..."). That makes the provided quote a verbatim excerpt with omitted continuation, which is acceptable under your criteria. ([brookings.edu](https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2022/08/24/the-eus-attempt-to-regulate-open-source-ai-is-counterproductive/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Verified Brookings URL returned 403 to WebFetch but Google search snippet directly confirmed the exact quote text "regulating the open-source release of GPAI models is broadly unnecessary" from Alex Engler's 2022 Brookings article "The EU's attempt to regulate open source AI is counterproductive." Author attribution matches (Brookings AI policy scholar). Vote alignment is correct: Engler argues against regulating/banning open-source AI, matching the "against" vote on statement 198 "Ban open source AI models capable of creating WMDs". · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 2mo ago
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