Report: Trump Exempts Open-Weight AI Models From Security Review

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Exempting open-weight models is the right call, as it will allow innovators to move fast while the government focuses on genuine threats. A patchwork of heavy-handed mandates, on the other hand, would only slow American AI dominance and hand the advantage to U.S. adversaries. Accordingly, the smarter play is industry collaboration, not endless red tape that stifles the very breakthroughs keeping the U.S. ahead.