Nearly 200 Silicon Valley companies, including Proton and Y Combinator, are urging the Trump administration to maintain access to Chinese open-weight AI models. They warn that blocking these models could jeopardize the development of the next generation of AI technologies.

OpenAI and Anthropic are warning U.S. policymakers about the risks posed by powerful Chinese open-weight AI models. Their alignment on this issue contrasts with the views of researchers and advocates who support broad access to AI for competition and scientific progress.