According to reporting by The New York Times, the Trump administration discussed sanctions and cloud-service bans targeting Chinese open-weight AI models. OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly supported restrictions, while Nvidia, Google, and Meta opposed them. The Silicon Valley split has caused Washington to back off for now, but a policy decision is expected before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit in September. The issue highlights how open model distribution, cloud access, commercial interests, and national-security policy are becoming tightly connected.
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