The AI industry is picking sides on open or closed tech. Experts say follow the money.Nvidia assembled dozens of companies behind open-source AI days after a hack that scrambled the policy debate.Nvidia's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., in 2024.David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileJuly 28, 2026, 10:45 PM EDTAs Washington debates how to regulate advanced AI, Silicon Valley companies are increasingly sorting themselves into competing visions of open or closed AI systems. Experts say those positions often reflect something simpler than ideology: their business interests.Top AI chipmaker Nvidia underscored that divide Monday by assembling dozens of companies behind a new alliance supporting open-weight AI tools, while some of the industry’s largest developers of closed-weight AI models, including OpenAI and Anthropic, were notably absent.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
The AI industry is picking sides on open or closed tech. Experts say follow the money.
Nvidia assembled dozens of companies behind open-source AI days after a hack that scrambled the policy debate.
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Nvidia assembled open-weight allies while OpenAI and Anthropic—closed giants—stayed out, marking a deepening industry split. Open players seek community leverage and cost efficiency; closed vendors defend proprietary moats—the divide reflects business interest, not ideology.
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