Chinese authorities have held meetings with top tech firms over the past month about potentially restricting overseas access to China's most advanced AI models, including those yet to be released, three people familiar with the discussions said.

The US government's shock moves to restrict access to top artificial intelligence systems from Anthropic and OpenAI have sparked growing interest in open-source models --…

China's Ministry of Commerce is discussing bans on public AI model releases, criminalizing tech leaks, and restricting foreign investment in AI startups.