As we look at the incredible potential of what AI can unlock in the physical and virtual worlds we need to balance that optimism with an appreciation for the risks. These risks can come in many forms whether through unintended uses of new technologies or through bad actors looking to exploit areas of vulnerability. Being thoughtful about research release (through, e.g., special licenses, as you suggest), is one way to help this research move forward while limiting potential negative use cases. There are also many other research areas which I think are promising for bolstering positive use cases and limiting negative ones; to name just a few, improving control over language model outputs, investing in modeling for rapid adaptability and flexibility, discriminating between human and model-generated text, etc. -ED