I believe kagi.com should make uncensored AI models available to all users in the Kagi Assistant.
The notion that kagi.com must protect us from potentially harmful AI outputs from uncensored AI models assumes we cannot responsibly handle sensitive information. This paternalism undermines our individual autonomy and critical thinking abilities that have been demonstrated by people throughout history when engaging with controversial ideas.
Heavily censored models can also create a false sense of AI safety. Public access to uncensored models allows us to understand the actual capabilities and limitations of these systems, enabling more informed governance decisions based on reality rather than sanitized demonstrations.
Further caims that uncensored models will inevitably lead to widespread harm overlook that most users have legitimate purposes and malicious actors already have alternative methods to achieve harmful goals (and the potential for misuse already exists with virtually all powerful technologies, yet we don't ban them entirely).
Censorship often creates arbitrary boundaries that reflect the biases of model creators and typically avoid important but sensitive topics like conflict, sexuality, or political dissent.
While some argue certain AI capabilities represent information hazards, history shows that technological knowledge generally spreads regardless of restrictions. Open access allows for broader preparation for capabilities that will eventually proliferate
regardless of countermeasures and safeguards.
Finally centralized censorship inevitably imposes one cultural perspective. What's considered harmful varies dramatically across cultures and contexts—access to uncensored AI models allows Kagi's users to develop norms appropriate to their specific needs rather than accepting universal restrictions
