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Paul Azunre

Cofounder, Ghana NLP

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“But the way it’s actually implemented in practice, it tends to be a very extractive approach.”
Open models have real benefits. Do they outweigh the risks?MIT Technology Review, October 13, 2026. Speaking as: Other. As quoted by the source, not their own text. Paul Azunre of Ghana NLP, as quoted, after calling the ideal of open source noble; the article reports Azunre's view that AI companies adopt community improvements without credit or pay.

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    Open models have real benefits. Do they outweigh the risks?

    MIT Technology Review's explainer weighs open-weight AI models, prompted by Anthropic's report arguing that the open model GLM-5.3 poses a major cyberattack risk. It sets benefits (research access, lower costs, less concentrated power) against risks (no filters or account shutdowns for downloaded models, easily removed safety training), and reports experts' middle paths such as staged release.