"This incredibly important input into your cost model is now orders of magnitude, multiples greater than your competitors that are outside the United States..."

Nearly 200 US startups, including Y Combinator and Proton, warn a ban on Chinese open-weight AI would kill hundreds of them and hand the market to Anthropic.

Chamath Palihapitiya warns banning open-source AI in the US could create a 50x cost disadvantage for American firms, harming stock valuations and