# Srsly Risky Biz: Knives are out for open-weight AI models

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Podcast: [Risky Bulletin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/risky-bulletin-5423259)
Published: 2026-07-23T07:07:25+00:00
Episode link: https://risky.biz/SRB176/
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Duration seconds: 1476

## Resource

Tom Uren and James Wilson talk about the future of open-weight models. For different reasons, both the Chinese and American governments have reasons to crack down on them. They also talk about arrests of several members of the Scattered Spider juvenile cybercrime collective. This episode is also available on YouTube

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