A broad coalition of companies and institutions, including Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Hugging Face, and the Linux Foundation signed a letter, arguing that open-weight models, which are systems anyone can download, inspect, and modify, deserve a major place in the US' AI strategy, not a defensive afterthought.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang backs China's open AI models, saying they boost AI adoption and chip demand without threatening U.S. firms.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang advocated for open-weight AI models in his first X post, with implications for GPU demand and crypto AI infrastructure

Letter explaining support comes amid rift over AI development philosophies and governance