Marketplace Tech · Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Prominent US tech companies, including Microsoft, are reportedly using open-weight AI models from China for particular applications. This adoption highlights the effectiveness and accessibility of these models, prompting discussions within the US government about developing similar open-weight alternatives.
“So far, pretty good. Um, you know, as we said at the top, that they, um, have been as competitive or or very close to competitive with the cutting edge frontier models in the United States. You see widespread usage of them, even inside the United States. We, you know, we've seen some prominent US companies, Microsoft and others, talking about how they, uh, are using open weight models from China for specific purposes.”
“And you see US companies now and US governments saying, well, we need to have our own open weight models as well.”