China's open AI models win global developers, stymie U.S. policy

foreignpolicy.com

China's open-weight AI models now rival top U.S. systems and are gaining global adoption, leaving Washington uncertain how to counter Beijing's technological advances. Cheaper Chinese models like Kimi and DeepSeek allow anyone to customize them, attracting developers in Africa and U.S. startups. Trump may exempt such open models from AI oversight while imposing import bans on Chinese robots and components. Harvard scholar Graham Allison compares China's strategy to Android's open ecosystem, noting Beijing does more with less and warning of a possible U.S. investment bubble.


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