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

**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 COLUMNISTS 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 Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Published tue 15 Sep 2026 // 09:...

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- **来源**：Hacker News：AI 热帖
- **分类**：论文
- **发布时间**：2026-09-15 20:21（北京时间）
- **原文**：[打开原文](https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/09/15/open-weights-are-not-open-source-why-ais-favorite-label-is-under-dispute/5295436)