China’s AI models have Trump’s AI world at war with itself

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A rift has opened between Trump's AI advisors over how to handle competition with China. David Sacks and other 'open-source' advocates are clashing with hawk-aligned industry leaders over whether to restrict model weights or lean into decentralized development to stay ahead. The infighting highlights a major policy bottleneck regarding national security versus Silicon Valley's permissionless innovation.