Anthropic says it never backed a ban on open-weight models
signulll · x · 2026-07-28
Anthropic has published its position on open-weights models. The statement says the company does not support banning open-weights models, including Chinese open-weights models, and argues that such bans are not a useful measure. The post comes amid wider debate after reports that some US officials were considering restrictions and many tech companies signed a letter backing open weights.
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