The safety argument for broad access to powerful AI

One post credits OpenAI with trying to provide access to its most powerful models within weeks or months of their creation, arguing that broad access is compatible with safety. The author contends that the vast majority of risks come from model creation, and that misuse is easier to detect and contain than existential risk. A supportive reply calls broad access an underrated risk-reduction measure; a separate post argues that spreading capabilities lets systems harden as new capabilities arrive. Another reply asks how dangerous model creation could be stopped in time. The original author later says fears that labs will keep the strongest models for themselves are an obstacle to building a safety coalition.