EventPolicyJuly 24, 2026
NVIDIA, Microsoft, Meta, Google, OpenAI sign open-weights letter to Congress
26 companies — including NVIDIA, Microsoft, Meta, Google, OpenAI, Palantir, a16z, and Y Combinator — signed the "Open Weights and American AI Leadership" letter urging Congress to keep open-weight AI models available. a16z organized the letter; Anthropic has so far declined to sign.
15 sources
Wonderful to have a broad base acknowledgement of the need for open weights. We are delighted to...x.com
Nvidia, Microsoft Lead Call for Open-Weight AI Models After Kimibloomberg.com
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against 'premature restrictions' of open-weight modelscnbc.com
Open ecosystems are the foundation of a healthy AI industry. We have always believed that collectiv...bsky.app
Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta and 22 others defended open weights. Anthropic and OpenAI didn’t sign.thenewstack.io
Everyone Signed This Letter (...minus Anthropic)youtube.com
Microsoft, NVIDIA, Meta, IBM, Palantir and more released a joint letter warning Washington not to kill open-weight modelsreddit.com
Open Weights and American AI Leadership [pdf]images.nvidia.com
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