Summary
Weight Custody Manifest ties key release to signed conditions covering model identity, licensing, jurisdiction, approved software and custody requirements. The preview includes a published specification, reference library and 91 public tests, with support for revocation and tracking fine-tuned derivatives to parent models.
Why it matters
The design addresses a central deployment problem for sovereign and on-premises AI: protecting model IP without requiring customers to surrender infrastructure control.
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