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Naval Ravikant

What Naval Ravikant thinks about open source

@naval-ravikant · 13 positions · 0 changes of mind

Co-founder of AngelList. Writes and podcasts at nav.al in short, aphoristic pieces on startups, wealth and judgement rather than long essays.

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  1. Our readingStrong liability enforcement could help the AI debate by holding people liable for rogue agent swarms, jailbroken weakly protected models, and weakly protected OSS models they serve.

    Their wordsStrong liability enforcement could be helpful in the AI debate. If your agent swarm goes rogue, you’re liable. If your weakly protected model gets jailbroken, you’re liable. If you serve a weakly protected OSS model, you’re liable.

    ↗@naval on Xx.com

  2. 3 weeks earlier

  3. Our readingFrontier labs are incentivised toward fear because it justifies staying closed, which leaves open-source advocates rooting for Chinese labs.

    Their wordsFrontier Labs are incented to be fearful as it provides a moral justification for staying closed. Chinese Labs take the consistent position of doing what’s good for all and being open. So the little guys find themselves in the uncomfortable position of rooting for the Chinese…

    ↗@naval on Xx.com