Zuckerberg argues that closing US frontier models to prevent Chinese access will fail because model weights fit on a thumb drive and adversary espionage is effective, so closed-model strategies primarily disadvantage US startups and universities rather than China.

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  locator: 'Why Open Source AI Is Good for the World' section, China paragraph

  “Our adversaries are great at espionage, stealing models that fit on a thumb drive is relatively easy... a world of only closed models results in a small number of big companies plus our geopolitical adversaries having access to leading models, while startups, universities, and small businesses miss out on opportunities.”