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Open source is the heart of software innovation and this bill slows it down. [...] There should be zero liability at the model layer.
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Require open source AI models to include safety benchmarks in release notes
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AI Verified Relevant: on the source page, the quote is part of Midha’s broader criticism of SB 1047 as regulating AI "at the model layer," imposing mandatory reporting/safety obligations on covered models, and slowing open-source development. A requirement that open-source models include safety benchmarks in release notes is a model-level safety-reporting requirement, so this quote strongly signals a determinable stance on that complete statement. ([a16z.com](https://a16z.com/sb-1047-what-you-need-to-know-with-anjney-midha/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 15d ago
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AI Verified Implied against: he says "open source is the heart of software innovation and this bill slows it down" and "there should be zero liability at the model layer." In the source, he also criticizes SB 1047’s model-level mandatory reporting requirements as burdensome, so requiring open-source models to publish safety benchmarks in release notes is most likely the kind of rule he opposes. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 15d ago
AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models
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AI Verified Relevant: the source page explains that SB 1047 would hold model developers legally liable for downstream misuse of their models, and Midha argues that such model-layer liability is misguided and that there should be "zero liability at the model layer." With that context, the quote is directly about whether AI companies should be liable for harms caused by deployed models, and it gives a determinate stance signal. ([a16z.com](https://a16z.com/sb-1047-what-you-need-to-know-with-anjney-midha/?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 15d ago
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AI Verified The author is clearly against the statement: he says “There should be zero liability at the model layer,” and the source context frames this as opposition to imposing civil or criminal liability on model developers for downstream harms or misuse of their models. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 15d ago

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AI Verified The source URL is fetchable and contains both exact sentences attributed on-page to Anjney Midha: “Open source is the heart of software innovation and this bill slows it down.” and, in the next Q&A answer, “There should be zero liability at the model layer.” The omission marker is therefore acceptable, and the byline/date on the page are Anjney Midha, June 19, 2024. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 15d ago
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