David Evan Harris on Require open source AI models to includ…

David Evan Harris

UC Berkeley public scholar, tech policy advisor

Unsecured “open-source” AI systems pose a massive series of threats [...]. They deserve no exemptions and should be regulated just like other high-risk AI systems.

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Require open source AI models to include safety benchmarks in release notes

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AI Verified Relevant: the quote states the article’s core position that unsecured/open-source AI should receive no exemptions and be regulated like other high-risk AI systems, and the source context links that position to standardized evaluations and to collecting safety/fairness/ethics documentation from open-model developers before distribution. That makes a pro-regulation stance on requiring safety benchmarks in release notes substantially more likely. ([techpolicy.press](https://www.techpolicy.press/how-to-regulate-unsecured-opensource-ai-no-exemptions/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The quote supports regulation: unsecured open-source AI systems “deserve no exemptions” and should be regulated like other high-risk AI systems. In context, the article also calls for standardized evaluations and for distributors to collect “safety, fairness, and ethics documentation” before distribution, so requiring safety benchmarks in release notes is a strong implied fit with the author’s position, even if “release notes” is not stated verbatim. ([techpolicy.press](https://www.techpolicy.press/how-to-regulate-unsecured-opensource-ai-no-exemptions/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Verified. The Tech Policy Press page at the provided URL shows the article title, author, and date as “David Evan Harris / Dec 4, 2023,” and its deck contains the exact wording: “Unsecured “open-source” AI systems pose a massive series of threats to society and democracy. They deserve no exemptions and should be regulated just like other high-risk AI systems.” The submitted quote is a faithful partial quotation using an omission marker. ([techpolicy.press](https://www.techpolicy.press/how-to-regulate-unsecured-opensource-ai-no-exemptions/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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