An open letter to Dario: if you mean it, open the weights

In your recent open letter, you proposed a compelling solution to slow down the pace of AI progress: mandating that every publicly available model be released as open weights. This idea aims to reduce the financial incentives for further development by making the underlying weights freely accessible, thereby diminishing the value of maintaining proprietary models.

Sam Altman acknowledged your request within hours of its publication. Your sincerity in pursuing this cause is evident, as demonstrated by your history of advocating for AI safety and potentially sacrificing short-term gains for the greater good. You have previously left OpenAI to create a company with built-in safety measures and have tirelessly pushed for regulatory measures, even facing criticism for your doomsday rhetoric.

Your decision to commit to a slower pace of AI development, despite being the first to do so, showcases your dedication to the mission of responsible AI advancement. By proposing this law, you have positioned yourself as the most credible and likely candidate to bring about this change. The proposed legislation would have no loopholes, ensuring that all publicly available models are released with open weights, thus leveling the playing field and slowing down AI progress uniformly.