Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against overregulating open-weight models

The issue is not open weights as a whole, indeed Hegseth himself said they are important for America (if American made, presumably); the issue is Chinese models, whether open or not, and that's what's looking to be banned, and nothing in this article suggests otherwise.

Re: Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against overregulating open-weight models

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Post by some_furry » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC

I don't personally have a horse in this race, but if you want to accurately predict the next step:

Start with the outcome you believe will be the most in line with the spirit and traditions of the open source community. This is precisely what won't happen.

It won't necessarily be the inverse. It could be, of course, but it's also likely to be a compromise between the two.

For a topical example: The companies doing "AI" layoffs aren't doing so out of a sense of having failed their staff that helped carry them so far. Often, these announcements come on the heels of record-breaking profits. They're doing it out of contempt for workers.

See https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/cory-doctoro... for Doctorow's take on centaurs vs. reverse centaurs. Broadly speaking: C-suite business leadership wants reverse centaurs. Workers want centaurs. Unless you have a union (or some other collective bargaining power structure that I'm not aware of), the C-suite calls the shots.

The same can be said of the current administration. They don't give a fuck what most of us want on any given issue. They're captured by an aggressive ideology. Their only incentive is to be able to spin their decision to make themselves look good; to posture as "strong" leadership.

Re: Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against overregulating open-weight models

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Post by Linserin » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC

Just saw on Microsoft

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/top...

Re: Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against overregulating open-weight models

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Post by calebkaiser » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC

satvikpendem wrote: post #4

The issue is not open weights as a whole, indeed Hegseth himself said they are important for America (if American made, presumably); the issue is Chinese models, whether open or not, and that's what's looking to be banned, and nothing in this article suggests otherwise.

The conversation going on in the industry is a bit broader than that. OpenAI's head of strategic futures just said last week that open models are inherently decelerationist, ungovernable, and will slow development on the frontier. You'll notice OpenAI does not appear as a signatory here despite their relationship with Microsoft.

Re: Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against overregulating open-weight models

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Post by gaigalas » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC

> Open source did more than lower the cost of software; it created a shared foundation of knowledge on which generations of American engineers and entrepreneurs built their institutional sovereignty

Hey nvidia, what about making your full set of linux drivers open source?

I mean, I do agree that being open is important but you're hijacking the narrative here, and I suspect being open have nothing to do with any of this.

Re: Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against overregulating open-weight models

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Post by christina97 » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC

I wonder what is happening behind closed doors for these companies to be issuing such a joint letter.

Re: Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against overregulating open-weight models

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Post by forshaper » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC

some_furry wrote: post #5

I don't personally have a horse in this race, but if you want to accurately predict the next step: Start with the outcome you believe will be the most in line with the spirit and traditions of the open source community. This is precisely what won't happen. It won't necessarily be the inverse. It could be, of course, but it's also likely to be a compromise between the two. For a topical example: The companies doing "A…

Ideology? I think this administration is the least captured by ideology in the last few decades. It's mostly brazen self-interest, for both entertainment & profit.