News-July-25-2026
July 25, 2026 — OpenAI and Anthropic privately urged U.S. regulators to restrict Chinese open-weight AI models, according to reporting based on five people close to the discussions.[1] OpenAI subsequently joined an industry letter warning against broad or premature open-weight restrictions, while Google also backed the letter and Anthropic remained outside the coalition.[1][2]
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[edit]- OpenAI and Anthropic lobby Washington over Chinese open-weight AI
OpenAI and Anthropic lobby Washington over Chinese open-weight AI
[edit]OpenAI and Anthropic pressed Washington regulators privately to restrict Chinese open-weight AI models, according to five people described as close to the discussions.[1] The report said the companies' private position emerged while major technology companies publicly debated whether broad restrictions would hinder competition and security research.[1][2]
OpenAI joined the public industry letter on July 24 after initially remaining outside it, and Google later added its support, leaving Anthropic as the only major U.S. AI company identified in the reporting that had not joined.[1] The reporting said U.S. officials appeared to favor reviewing individual Chinese models as national-security cases rather than imposing a blanket ban.[1]
See prior coverage: July 24, 2026 — technology companies urge targeted policy for open-weight AI.