Nvidia and Palantir push US not to ban open AI models, warning of self-inflicted damage

Nvidia and Palantir urge US not to ban ‘open’ AI models after China scare

After DeepSeek was reported to have used US open models to train military AI, the White House is weighing export restrictions on open-weight models. Nvidia and Palantir are lobbying against a blanket ban, arguing the open ecosystem is central to US AI leadership and a ban would hurt domestic firms. They propose tighter end-user controls instead. The post doesn't give a legislative timeline or the White House's current leaning.

Why it matters: FT exclusive with strong sourcing. Nvidia and Palantir jointly oppose an open-model export ban and propose tightening end-user controls instead. The policy tension is real and directly relevant to the open-source AI crowd. Not an 85 because the article doesn't disclose the Whi...