“The American people and leading AI companies need clear rules, not constantly changing dictates from the White House. “Cost and fine-tunability are the drivers of Chinese AI adoption. Cheaper AI gets even more attractive when you look at how Chinese AI labs have addressed surface-level security concerns. “Part of what needs to happen here is a concerted effort to figure out how the U.S. can compete on these open-weight models,” Bresnick said. “The proprietary or closed model approach of the three main AI companies is not serving the needs of the broader tech ecosystem.