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Open weights are not open source: Why AI's favorite label is under dispute

Downloading a model is increasingly easy. Understanding how it was made, or changing a system at its root, is another matter

The Register·Sep 15, 2026, 08:30 AM·Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols·en-US

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

StevenJ. Vaughan-Nichols

Published Sep 15, 2026, 08:30 AM · Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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