US Commerce Dept Opposes Regulating Chinese OSS, Proposes Subsidies for US Tech
AndrewCurran_ · x · 2026-07-23
According to Wired, dealing with Chinese open-source AI models remains a hotly disputed issue within the Trump administration. The Commerce Department argues strongly against regulation, seeing it as unworkable. Meanwhile, Howard Lutnick is advocating for direct federal incentives to accelerate US open-source development to match Chinese OSS, having already met with leaders of unnamed American labs to discuss the strategy.
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