There is now a division in the artificial intelligence development track. Closed-source or open-weight? The choice of AI model is really a choice between two opposing paradigms — on innovation, regulation and who gets a share of the AI pie.

The closed-source model seeks to build technical barriers relying on exclusive model weights, locking the dividends of AI progress within a handful of enterprises. Companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic have adopted this path. While this model may deliver quick profits, it shrinks room for innovation and weakens competition.

On the other hand, the core value of open-weight models lies in inclusiveness and cooperation. For the industry, such models can break technological monopolies, and make AI more accessible to small and medium-sized businesses, unleashing innovation across different sectors. Most Chinese AI models are open-weight, an approach that is a major driver of AI development in China.

This has led some United States policymakers to........

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