The point is that AI regulation will not somehow ignore open source as a loophole.
REGULATION
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US can ban open weights models for companies
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As this post points out, contrary to what many say, the US government could absolutely effectively ban open weights models. That doesn’t mean you won’t be able to download the weights & run them, but they can ensure that no US company would use or provide access or host them
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Debate on government limiting AI access
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— Vincent Boucher · AGI.eth → ASI.eth (@ceobillionaire) 26 juin 2026Do you think the government should be limiting access to AI?
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Trump admin limits GPT-5.6 release to 20 partners via Bedrock
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The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to initially limit the release of GPT-5.6, we learned. At first, it'll be available to 20 partners; a path to access it will be via Amazon's Bedrock.
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Government safety concerns about frontier AI and open source risks
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It would be very useful to understand more about the government safety concerns associated with frontier AI releases so we could (a) know what risks everyone will face if/when open source reaches Mythos class & (b) whether they are doing enough or too much to prevent those risks.
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Slow U.S. government distribution of future frontier models after approval
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Andrew is on point here. The article in The Information makes one thing very clear: all future frontier models will be distributed by the U.S. government only very slowly, and only after approval. The moment when we essentially get immediate access to SOTA for practical use is
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White House delays GPT 5.6; Marcus says significance overlooked
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People are not getting how significant this news – The White House delaying GPT 5.6 – is. Here’s the context and a suggestion. Both @pmarca and @DavidSacks did everything in their power to keep the White House from meaningfully regulate AI. About a month ago, sparked by
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US government may require approval before AI model releases
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OPENAI : GPT-5.6 release was staggered due to a federal government request, as reported by The Information. US government may require AI labs to get an approval before model releases. A new reality
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White House’s Anthropic actions raise fears of de facto AI licensing
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"The White House’s Anthropic actions have raised fears among policy and AI industry leaders that the government has created a de facto licensing regime for new frontier models while it continues to work out the specifics of the executive order’s framework. After all, just how
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OpenAI to release GPT-5.6 limited preview at US government request
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OpenAI is reportedly releasing GPT-5.6 only as a limited preview to a small group of partners. Via The Information The reason, according to Sam Altman: the U.S. government asked it to. Altman reportedly told staff that the government will be "approving access customer by