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