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White House Whipsaws Silicon Valley (and Itself) Over A.I. Rules

White House Whipsaws Silicon Valley (and Itself) Over A.I. Rules
NYT Technology Tuesday 04 August 2026, 09:04 UTC By David McCabe, Mike Isaac, Ana Swanson and Kate Conger 1 min read
Key Points

Chinese open-source artificial models like Kimi, made by Moonshot AI, have added a new and urgent dimension to the fight between Washington and Beijing over who will control critical technologies.

Chinese open-source artificial models like Kimi, made by Moonshot AI, have added a new and urgent dimension to the fight between Washington and Beijing over who will control critical technologies. [Image text:] KIMI LAB IM KI OPEN INTELLIGENCE HUB K KIMI m 2K
White House (ORG) Silicon Valley (LOCATION) Chinese (ORG) Kimi (PERSON) Moonshot AI (ORG) Washington (LOCATION) Beijing (LOCATION)
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