{"slug": "us-reportedly-favors-selective-bans-over-blanket-restrictions-on-chinese-open", "title": "US reportedly favors selective bans over blanket restrictions on Chinese open weight models citing security concerns", "summary": "The Trump administration is planning targeted bans on Chinese AI models rather than a blanket ban, according to a report. OpenAI and Google DeepMind signed an open letter opposing regulation of open-weight models, while OpenAI and Anthropic continue to lobby privately for restrictions amid security concerns.", "body_md": "The Trump administration is planning targeted bans on Chinese AI models rather than a blanket ban. After public pressure, OpenAI and Google DeepMind signed an open letter opposing regulation of open-weight models, yet OpenAI and Anthropic continue to lobby privately for those same restrictions amid security concerns and powerful business interests.\n\nThe article [US reportedly favors selective bans over blanket restrictions on Chinese open weight models citing security concerns](https://the-decoder.com/us-reportedly-favors-selective-bans-over-blanket-restrictions-on-chinese-open-weight-models-citing-security-concerns/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-reportedly-favors-selective-bans-over-blanket-restrictions-on-chinese-open", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/us-reportedly-favors-selective-bans-over-blanket-restrictions-on-chinese-open-weight-models-citing-security-concerns/", "published_at": "2026-07-26 07:56:24+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-26 08:26:10.483825+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Trump administration", "OpenAI", "Google DeepMind", "Anthropic"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-reportedly-favors-selective-bans-over-blanket-restrictions-on-chinese-open", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-reportedly-favors-selective-bans-over-blanket-restrictions-on-chinese-open.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-reportedly-favors-selective-bans-over-blanket-restrictions-on-chinese-open.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-reportedly-favors-selective-bans-over-blanket-restrictions-on-chinese-open.jsonld"}}