The secret Trump administration battle to fight Chinese AI

The Trump administration is considering bans on Chinese AI models through Entity List additions, executive orders, and procurement rules, driven by national security hawks and lobbying from OpenAI and Anthropic. The shift follows personnel changes and comes as cheaper Chinese models like Kimi gain traction among US companies. If you're building open-source AI outside the US-China duopoly, you now have a three- to six-month window before the Commerce Department moves on bans — and a proven market of US companies already switching to Chinese models because yours don't exist yet. Build or get acquired before the regulatory door closes.