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 study explores the worst-case risks associated with releasing gpt-oss, focusing on malicious fine-tuning in biology and cybersecurity.
A recent paper from OpenAI examines the potential risks of releasing open weight large language models (LLMs) like gpt-oss. The authors introduce the concept of malicious fine-tuning (MFT), aiming to maximize the model’s capabilities in critical areas such as biology and cybersecurity. This research highlights the importance of understanding the implications of deploying powerful AI systems and the need for careful consideration of their potential misuse.