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While the leading American AI companies have kept their best models closed-source, Chinese AI labs have been releasing open-weight models as a way to attract global customers. These open models are becoming increasingly powerful.  Moonshot’s open-weight model, Kimi K3, now ranks fourth on Artificial Analysis’ intelligence index, behind only Anthropic’s Opus 5 and Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol.  While the adoption of Chinese models is on the rise in the U.S., politicians and companies have also sounded alarms. Some accuse Chinese companies of building powerful models with smuggled chips and

Chinese open models benefit AI infrastructure providers and companies that need affordable AI services.  Nvidia has been a leading voice in support of open-weight models. The availability of open models creates a bigger customer base for its AI chips. On July 24, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang posted on X for the first time to share an open letter stressing the importance of open models in expanding access to the AI economy. Other tech giants, including Microsoft, Google, and Meta, have since joined the letter. OpenAI, which has released open-weight models that are smaller than China’s mo

Tech policymakers in the Trump administration have expressed different views on whether the government should crack down on Chinese AI.  Among the hardliners, Michael Kratsios, a top technology adviser to President Donald Trump, accused Moonshot of distilling Anthropic’s model Fable 5 and acquiring banned Nvidia chips. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned the U.S. could sanction Chinese companies for conducting “distillation attacks.” On the other side, David Sacks, another adviser to Trump, has argued that restricting Chinese open models would undermine the competitiveness of the U.S.