Satya Nadella backs open-weight models as key to U.S. AI leadership
satyanadella · x · 2026-07-24
Satya Nadella says open-weight models are essential to a healthy AI ecosystem and argues they should strengthen U.S. competitiveness while preserving national security.
The attached letter frames open weights as a foundation for broader access, lower costs, more competition, better customer control, and stronger safety through transparency and red-teaming. It also calls for more compute access, shared datasets, tools, and evaluation frameworks, and warns against premature restrictions that could stifle innovation.
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