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Comment by Himanshu Tyagi

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Technology journalist writing on AI safety
But the real danger lies in centralized, black-box systems that resist open auditing.
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Open-source AI is more dangerous than closed-source AI
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AI Verified The quote clearly points to closed, centralized, black-box AI as the main danger, implying the author rejects the claim that open-source AI is more dangerous than closed-source AI. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
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AI Verified The quote says "the real danger lies in centralized, black-box systems that resist open auditing," which points to closed/black-box systems as more dangerous, not open-source AI. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago

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AI Verified Confirmed: the provided CCN article is credited to Himanshu Tyagi (“By Himanshu Tyagi”), published on October 14, 2025, and it contains the exact sentence: “But the real danger lies in centralized, black-box systems that resist open auditing.” ([ccn.com](https://www.ccn.com/opinion/technology/future-ai-development-must-be-open-source/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Unverifiable The source URL (ccn.com/opinion/technology/future-ai-development-must-be-open-source/) returns HTTP 403 Forbidden to WebFetch. Web search confirms the article exists ("For Safety's Sake, the Future of AI Development Must Be Open-Source", CCN.com, Oct 14, 2025) and is authored by Himanshu Tyagi (co-founder of Sentient, IISc professor), but I could not retrieve the exact quote text from the page or via search snippets. The substance of the quote aligns with Tyagi's well-documented public position that closed/black-box AI is the real danger and open-source is safer, and the "against" vote on the statement "Open-source AI is more dangerous than closed-source AI" is consistent with that view. Marking as ai_unverifiable because I cannot positively confirm the exact wording in the source. Note: the author biography ("Technology journalist writing on AI safety") is inaccurate — Tyagi is a professor and AI startup co-founder, not a journalist. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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