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US AI leaders turn to Chinese open-weight models, challenging closed-source safety claims

US AI leaders turn to Chinese open-weight models, challenging closed-source safety claims
South China Morning Post Tuesday 04 August 2026, 16:08 UTC By Vincent Chow 1 min read
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More American titans of artificial intelligence are describing Chinese open-weight models as better for AI safety and security than closed-source models, challenging the long-standing claim by US closed-source AI model developers such as Anthropic that open-source models present a threat to society. “From what I’m seeing, I think open-weight models seem safer to me than closed-weight models,” AI pioneer Andrew Ng, the former head of Google Brain and former chief scientist at Baidu, said at...

More American titans of artificial intelligence are describing Chinese open-weight models as better for AI safety and security than closed-source models, challenging the long-standing claim by US closed-source AI model developers such as Anthropic that open-source models present a threat to society. “From what I’m seeing, I think open-weight models seem safer to me than closed-weight models,” AI pioneer Andrew Ng, the former head of Google Brain and former chief scientist at Baidu, said at the... [Image text:] WORLD ECONOMIC FORUA WORLD IWONY UM
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