According to Vitalik Buterin, the cost associated with 405 billion parameters may be slightly above the current cost threshold but remains under the 10**26 FLOP threshold. He notes that advocates for open weights are pushing for transparency in near-frontier models, even as the development of these models becomes increasingly well-funded.

According to VitalikButerin, the cost associated with models at the 405 billion parameter level may be slightly above the cost threshold but still falls under the 10**26 flop threshold. He notes that advocates for open weights are pushing for near-frontier models to remain open even as the frontier becomes more financially robust.

According to Vitalik Buterin, there is uncertainty regarding the impact of a new bill on open weights in AI development. Buterin notes that earlier versions of the bill included a full shutdown requirement incompatible with open weights, but this has since been removed. He seeks evidence on whether the current bill will still target open weights, despite some AI safety advocates expressing support for the legislation.

According to Vitalik Buterin, there is uncertainty about whether the new bill will target open weights in AI systems. While earlier versions of the bill included a full shutdown requirement incompatible with open weights, this has been removed. However, some AI safety advocates have shown support for the bill.