Rand Report: Open-Weight AI Models May Increase Biological Misuse Risks
September 14, 2026
September 14, 2026
SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Rand Report issued the following report on September 14, 2026, entitled "Open-Weight AI Models May Increase Biological Misuse Risks."
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Open-weight LLMs can be freely downloaded and modified, creating benefits but also biosecurity risks. We examine whether frontier open-weight LLMs can be modified for malicious biological purposes. We find that removing an LLM's safety tra . . .
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Open-weight LLMs can be freely downloaded and modified, creating benefits but also biosecurity risks. We examine whether frontier open-weight LLMs can be modified for malicious biological purposes. We find that removing an LLM's safety tra . . .