It is reported that OpenAI and Anthropic lobbied the United States to restrict China’s open source model, and Huang Renxun and Musk publicly opposed it

On July 26, Beijing time, the New York Times reported that for many years, the Silicon Valley technology community has had philosophical differences on how to develop AI software. This week, the debate came to a head. One side is the leading AI companies headed by Anthropic and OpenAI, who believe that some AI models are too dangerous and should not be developed in an open manner, but must be strictly controlled by companies like them to ensure safety. On the other side are other members of the technology industry, including giants such as Microsoft and Nvidia, who argue that so-called open source AI models must remain open so that people can further develop the technology and create new businesses. The two camps have begun to openly clash. On Friday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang posted for the first time on X: "The world needs both cutting-edge closed-source models and cutting-edge open models." Nine minutes later, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella posted that open source software is "critical to a healthy AI ecosystem." Both signed a letter supporting open source, which was also co-signed by executives from Meta, Palantir and IBM. Meanwhile, OpenAI and Anthropic have been lobbying regulators in Washington to express concerns about China’s open-source AI models, according to five people familiar with the matter. The debate has drawn attention from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and President Trump’s science and technology adviser Michael Kratsios, who have weighed in on the value of U.S. AI models as valuable intellectual property. ▲ Huang Renxun emphasizes the importance of open models. This escalating debate stems from China’s rapid progress in the field of open source AI models. The open source model can be freely used by anyone and continue to build on it. In recent weeks, two Chinese AI startups, Zhipu and Dark Side of the Moon, have launched