@Techmeme: Sources: parts of the Trump administration are reigniting efforts to implement de facto bans on foreign open-source mod…
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Article reports that parts of the Trump administration are reviving efforts to impose de facto bans on foreign open-source AI models, as Chinese AI models gain momentum.
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Sources: parts of the Trump administration are reigniting efforts to implement de facto bans on foreign open-source models, as Chinese AI models gain momentum (@m_ccuri / Axios)
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