Sources: OpenAI and Anthropic quietly lobby Washington regulators to restrict open-source AI models, even as Sam Altman publicly says he supports open source AI
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Sources reveal that OpenAI and Anthropic are quietly lobbying US regulators to restrict open-source AI models, contradicting Sam Altman's public support for open-source AI.
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