Source: the Trump administration and industry groups discussed streamlining US open model releases of equal or lesser capability to leading Chinese open models
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The Trump administration and industry groups are discussing ways to streamline US open model releases that are of equal or lesser capability to leading Chinese open models, signaling a policy focus on AI competition with China.
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