JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Trump claims US 'way ahead' of China in artificial intelligence race
Trump claimed the U.S. is number one in cryptocurrency, AI and prediction markets and that China is ranked number two.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Zuckerberg Unveils New Open Source AI Called ‘Muse Glimmer’
State of the Union: The move comes after Zuckerberg called for open access to Chinese AI models. The post Zuckerberg Unveils New Open Source AI Called ‘Muse Glimmer’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
On Monday, tech company Meta announced the introduction of a new AI model called “Muse Glimmer.” According to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Muse Glimmer differs from many competing AI models—like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude—because it is both open-source and designed to run on a laptop or local hardware rather than on cloud infrastructure. In a letter released to accompany the release of Muse Glimmer, Zuckerberg wrote that “most other labs are focused on building AI for companies, governments, or other institutions,” and warned that “if those labs lead, then the balance of power will favor larger institutions over individuals.” Instead, he claims that his company is working to empower individuals by…Open
AXIOS (Maria Curi) - Scoop: Nvidia's Jensen Huang meets Lutnick amid China scrutiny
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met Tuesday with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as the Trump administration investigates potential violations involving Nvidia chip exports to China, according to a source familiar. Why it matters: Huang is in Washington as the Trump administration finalizes a framework that would give the government early access to the most advanced AI models before their release. - Officials are also weighing their approach to open-source AI and China. Driving the news: Huang is holding meetings across Washington this week, including with Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, and other members of Congress from both sides of the aisle. - Huang's trip had been previously reported, but not…
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - White House draws new AI line on China
The Trump administration this week staked out a new position that could reshape its approach to AI policy, accusing Chinese companies of stealing U.S. technology even as it defends open AI development. Why it matters: That distinction could become the foundation for U.S. action against Chinese AI companies without broadly restricting the open-weight models that businesses, researchers and startups increasingly rely on. Driving the news: The Trump administration is backing open-weight models while accusing China's Moonshot of using distillation — the process of training a smaller AI model using the outputs of a larger model — to copy Anthropic's Fable model. - "Legitimate AI distillation used to create smaller, more efficient models…
DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - Clash Of The Tech Titans Heading To Court Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
‘Apple has uncovered a pattern of theft of Apple’s trade secrets by OpenAI employees who were formerly at Apple’
Apple sued artificial intelligence giant OpenAI on Friday over alleged trade secret theft. Apple alleges in a court filing it is now “clear” that, at “every level, from members of its Technical Staff to its Chief Hardware Officer, and in coordination with business partners,” OpenAI has been stealing “trade secrets and confidential information” from Apple. The lawsuit also claims that “as a natural result, OpenAI’s nascent hardware business now rests on the shakiest of foundations, rotten to its core by its illegal reliance on misappropriated trade secrets.” (RELATED: Here Are 4 Major Lawsuits That Have Shaped The Artificial Intelligence Debate) Neither Apple nor OpenAI immediately responded to the Daily Caller News…Open
DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - US Reveals Concern That China Now Has Top Chip Making Tools
'Sophisticated smuggling networks'
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Trump administration accuses Chinese actors of stealing U.S. artificial intelligence systems
These models don't replicate the full performance of the original, but they enable the foreign actors to release comparable products that compete with the American versions at a fraction of the cost.
DAILYCALLER (Jason Cohen) - Palmer Luckey Warns US Lead Over China In AI Is ‘Extremely Small’
'China’s been doing a very good job'
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - China's AI rise rattles Hollywood
China's unrelenting efforts to catch the U.S. in AI may have claimed its first significant casualty — Hollywood. Why it matters: Technology good enough to scare even the most seasoned filmmakers is prompting a legal fight that's only the opening salvo in a broader war over intellectual property and market dominance. - Chinese AI models that undercut U.S. rivals on price, speed and market share pose an existential threat to high-cost, high-risk industries like the film business. - They also ship with fewer safety guardrails, especially around copyrighted material and likeness rights. Driving the news: Seedance 2.0 , ByteDance's new AI video model, generated a hyper-realistic clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting, prompting alarm…