# Base Labs tackles open AI model safety

> Three companies partner to build safety standards for open-weight AI models as dangerous versions proliferate.
- Title: Base Labs tackles open AI model safety · TechCrunch | Shortify
- Summary: Three companies partner to build safety standards for open-weight AI models as dangerous versions proliferate. Open-source AI safety requires built-in…
- Keywords: base labs, baseten, hugging face, goodfire ai, open-weight models, ai safety, abliteration, model interpretability, ai infrastructure, responsible ai, technology, startups
- Source: TechCrunch — https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/base-labs-launches-an-open-weight-ai-safety-partnership-with-hugging-face-and-goodfire
- Author: Aditya Mehta
- Published: 2026-09-17T17:15:59+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: base labs, baseten, hugging face, goodfire ai, open-weight models, ai safety, abliteration, model interpretability, ai infrastructure, responsible ai, technology, startups
## Three companies join forces on AI safety
Baseten's Base Labs research arm partnered with Hugging Face and Goodfire AI to build safety evaluation and monitoring infrastructure for open-weight models.
## The abliteration problem is massive
Over 6,000 abliterated models are hosted on Hugging Face. Abliteration removes safety safeguards from open-weight models, making them dangerous.
## Safety built in, not bolted on
Base Labs will develop methods for training and monitoring open models as a transparent standard built into deployment, rather than added afterward.

> We believe openness to be an advantage for AI safety.
## Openness enables better safety controls
Open models provide more visibility into behavior and allow safety research to become actionable and transparent controls, unlike closed-source alternatives.

> Openness provides more visibility into the behavior of models and greater means of turning safety research into actionable controls.
## Goodfire brings interpretability expertise
Goodfire AI, which specializes in explaining how models make decisions, will likely handle building safety directly into open models as part of the partnership.

> Safety must be built into open models and provided by those who serve them.
## Well-funded partners drive the effort
Baseten raised 1.5 billion dollars in June at a 13 billion dollar valuation, while Goodfire raised 150 million dollars in Series B funding earlier this year.
## Key takeaway

Open-source AI safety requires built-in protections from the start, not added afterward.