R Street report examines open-source AI cyber risks, calls for federal guidelines

A report from the R Street Institute offers policy approaches for secure development and deployment of open-source artificial intelligence systems, which the free-market think tank says is “indispensable” to U.S. leadership in global competition even amid cybersecurity challenges related to the technology.

“Open-source artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a defining force in AI development, offering the potential to scale innovation while also complicating existing cybersecurity, market, and governance challenges,” according to the report by R Street resident fellow Haiman...