Garry Tan of Y Combinator argued on September 11 that U.S. open-weight AI labs should have access to distilled versions of frontier models, framing capable AI as a public good since frontier models themselves were trained on public knowledge. The proposal addresses competition between AI developers.
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Tan argues that frontier models themselves trained on public human knowledge so access to capable AI should be "a form of public good."
Tan argues that frontier models themselves trained on public human knowledge so access to capable AI should be "a form of public good." https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/y-co mbinators-garry-tan-wants-u-s-open-weight-ai-labs-to-distill-frontier-models-too/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to 'distill' frontier models, too L: https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/y-co mbinators-garry-tan-wants-u-s-open-weight-ai-labs-to-distill-frontier-models-too/ C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9685253 posted on 2026.09.13 at 11:44:38 (c=0, p=7)