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A new analysis examines the cybersecurity trade-offs of adopting open-source and open-weight AI models. It argues that while freely available models accelerate innovation and give organisations control over their deployments, they also widen the attack surface, since anyone can inspect, modify or weaponise them. Security teams are being urged to weigh the flexibility of open AI against the risks of unvetted weights and dependencies.

The 'point d'indice', the reference unit used to calculate French civil servants' salaries, is a trending search topic in France. The value, frozen for years before being raised in recent negotiations, directly determines pay for millions of public employees, and renewed interest suggests fresh debate over civil service wages is under way.