Tech firms back open AI models in US policy debate

Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, IBM and two dozen other tech firms have urged US lawmakers to avoid broad restrictions on open-source AI models, arguing targeted rules on technology theft are preferable to sweeping bans that could stifle competition and drive innovation abroad. The intervention intensifies an ongoing policy debate between advocates of open-source systems and closed-source model makers like OpenAI and Anthropic, following recent Chinese open-source releases and a rogue OpenAI cyberattack.

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