The open-close debateUS companies have generally not followed the open model path, while many Chinese AI labs have made their models open-weight. Axios reported that there may even be plans to ban Chinese open-weight AI models altogether. With every new advanced Chinese model, the gap between the countries is narrowing, but with caveats. It shows that progress in AI models is influenced by more than access to the most advanced chips,” he said. The rise of Chinese AI companies could also offer other countries “more choice, lower costs and greater ability to deploy models locally.”