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Comment by Joe Merrill
CEO of open-source firm OpenTeams
All closed-source AI contracts with civilian agencies should be terminated immediately. Government AI should be built openly, with transparency and auditability at its core.
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(2025)
5mo ago
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Verification History
AI Verified
Verified via web search (Axios URL returns 403 to WebFetch). The exact quote 'All closed-source AI contracts with civilian agencies should be terminated immediately. Government AI should be built openly, with transparency and auditability at its core.' is attributed to Joe Merrill, CEO of OpenTeams, made in connection with the Feb 21, 2025 launch of the Open-Source AI Foundation (O-SAIF) and a $10 million ad campaign. Multiple independent sources confirm the quote (PRNewswire, IoT Now, Daily Astorian, East Oregonian, Dataconomy). Author attribution and year (2025) are correct. Vote 'against' on 'Open-source AI is more dangerous than closed-source AI' is clearly aligned - Merrill advocates for replacing closed-source with open-source for safety/transparency.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 2d ago
replying to Joe Merrill