Open source AI's moment

Link copied by Miranda Nazzaro and Julia Shapero - 07/02/26 6:58 PM ET Link copied Illustration / Samantha Wong; and Adobe Stock The Trump administration s latest restrictions on private AI model releases is ramping up the push for open-source alternatives. Illustration / Samantha Wong; and Adobe Stock Under President Trump, the federal government has restricted the release of private AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI, wielding a kill-switch over models that are controlled by one company and based on private, proprietary data. Supporters of open-source models, which are easily accessible and draw from public data, say the White House s unprecedented reach into frontier AI labs could be a blessing for China, which offers often cheaper, open-source models for people and companies around the world. The situation, according to AI experts, is highlighting the need for more open-source development in the U.S. to prevent China from taking advantage of a lack of American frontier models. Most enterprises are already operating in multi-model, multi-agent environments. They need a control plane they manage and, in some cases, own, Felix Van de Maele, CEO of Collibra, a data intelligence platform. When a company gets 90 minutes to pull a model deployed to hundreds of millions of people because of a competitor s complaint, that need becomes urgent fast, Maele said. This didn t create the anxiety we are all experiencing now. It removed any remaining doubt. Maele was referring to how the Trump administration gave Anthropic 90 minutes last month to take down its latest Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models after Amazon raised cybersecurity concerns. Anthropic complied with the export control order, and the two models went dark for more than two weeks until the administration lifted the restrictions last week. The situation exemplified how private AI firms could be pressed to cut off thousands, if not millions of customers from their models with the flip of a switch. Unlike private models, open-source models live in the public domain where any individual or business can download and customize them for personal use. These systems can be used, modified, examined and shared with anyone, for any purpose. Read more in a full report this week at TheHill.com Welcome to The Hill s Technology newsletter, we re Julia Shapero and Miranda Nazzaro — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. Programming note: The Technology newsletter will be off Friday for the holiday. We ll be back in your inboxes on Monday, July 6. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. How policy will be impacting the tech sector now and in the future: Trump talks to AI Teddy Roosevelt during presidential library visit President Trump had a little chat with an artificial intelligence version of one of his predecessors Wednesday while touring the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota. Every day a president faces storms most people never see, but if you keep your nerve and remember the nation comes first, you get through, the AI version of Roosevelt said. I know you know that feeling yourself. Trump responded back: … Megyn Kelly criticizes Trump s family as grifty Conservative pundit Megyn Kelly took a shot at President Trump s family for what she characterized as benefiting personally from his presidency. I don t feel great about our leaders. I m not going to lie, Kelly said on an episode of her podcast and YouTube show this week. I m like, I m disappointed with some aspects of the Trump presidency for sure, like the Iran war. That s No. 1. It s so grifty. … Wall Street Journal: Trump family cashing in on the presidency in big and sketchy ways The Wall Street Journal s editorial board published a Wednesday op-ed slamming President Trump and his family for cashing in on the presidency after his financial disclosures showed the president brought in $2 billion last year alone. Trump s crypto venture, effectively managed by the Trump Organization, reaped in more than $526.8 million in proceeds from tokens sold by World Liberty Financial. The benefits weren t … News we ve flagged from the intersection of tech and other topics: You re all caught up. See you next week! Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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