Assessing Risks of Open Weight LLMs
Aug 05, 2025
Sources: https://openai.com/index/estimating-worst-case-frontier-risks-of-open-weight-llms, OpenAI
Assessing Risks of Open Weight LLMs
A new study investigates the potential risks associated with releasing open weight language models, focusing on malicious fine-tuning in biology and cybersecurity.
A recent paper from OpenAI examines the worst-case risks of releasing open weight large language models (LLMs), specifically gpt-oss. The study introduces the concept of malicious fine-tuning (MFT), which aims to maximize the model’s capabilities in critical areas such as biology and cybersecurity. Understanding these risks is essential for ensuring the safe deployment of AI technologies.