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.

Sam Altman continues to serve as CEO of OpenAI. Emmett Shear briefly led OpenAI in 2023, while Gabor Cselle transitioned from OpenAI to Google Workspace GenAI after working on strategy.