Meta and Nvidia Push Back Against Proposed AI Open-Weight Bans

By Rebecca Bellan · TechCrunch · 2026-07-24

TechCrunch reports that a coalition of technology giants has signed an open letter to the White House to discourage strict regulations on open-source AI development. The group, which includes Microsoft and Hugging Face, argues that blocking model weights or restricting distillati

TechCrunch reports that a coalition of technology giants has signed an open letter to the White House to discourage strict regulations on open-source AI development. The group, which includes Microsoft and Hugging Face, argues that blocking model weights or restricting distillati