Employees at OpenAI, Anthropic and other top labs want Washington to help pace the AI race. China has spent the year closing the gap, building a rival governance body and betting on open-source models instead.

Restricting open-source AI won't stop China. Banning open models threatens American jobs, tech startups, and economic leadership.

Washington’s fear of China’s rapid AI progress is evident in US officials trotting out tired accusations and threatening sanctions.