Startup founders urge Trump not to shut off Chinese open weight AI

President Donald Trump with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as he speaks at a press conference during the G7 Leaders' Summit. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Almost 200 companies are urging the Trump administration not to cut off access to Chinese open-weight AI models. The companies say cutting off access risks crippling the next generation of U.S. startups. The newly-formed Little Tech Association sent letters to the…