US reportedly favors selective bans over blanket restrictions on Chinese open weight models citing security concerns

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The Trump administration is planning targeted bans on Chinese AI models rather than a blanket ban.

After public pressure, OpenAI and Google DeepMind signed an open letter opposing regulation of open-weight models, yet OpenAI and Anthropic continue to lobby privately for those same restrictions amid security concerns and powerful business interests.

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