[Jensen Huang Smiles: U.S. Plans to Temporarily Refrain from Banning Chinese Open-Source Models] According to monitoring by Beating, during a closed-door meeting on August 4, the White House informed companies like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic that open-weight models would not be included in the new AI safety review framework. As a result, Chinese models such as Kimi K3 and DeepSeek do not need to be tested by the U.S. government before release. At least for now, the U.S. will not use this framework to ban them. After Kimi K3 gained popularity, there was intense debate within the U.S. about whether to restrict Chinese open-weight models. Some officials considered measures such as trade blacklists, security warnings, and even issuing executive orders specifically targeting open models. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei also advocated for mandatory safety reviews for both open and closed-source models. NVIDIA later joined forces with Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Google, and other companies to issue an open letter urging the government not to impose blanket restrictions on open models. The letter argued that open weights reduce costs, enhance competition, and allow companies to deploy models on their own devices and servers. The outcome is now largely clear: at least in this round of safety review debates, the open-source camp has won. However, this does not mean that Chinese models have gained permanent immunity. The U.S. may still impose separate restrictions on specific companies involving chips, procurement, trade, or intellectual property. [Original Article Link]