This week GitLab signed the Open Weights and American AI Leadership letter, joining a long list of other technology companies that support a strong, open AI ecosystem. The letter argues that open weights spur innovation, give customers greater control, and provide an important path to AI safety and security. Empowering customers to choose their AI modelsFor many organizations, there is an emerging interest in having governed access to best-in-class foundation and open weight models. GitLab is the only platform that's cloud neutral and AI model neutral. We support policies that preserve the ability to develop, distribute, and use open weight models subject to focused, risk-based safeguards and well-targeted tools for addressing genuine misuse.