Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Urges Support for Open-Weight AI Models

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang defended open-weight artificial intelligence systems as crucial to developing the nascent AI industry, as officials in Washington consider how to respond to a surprise breakthrough from Chinese startup Moonshot.

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 go

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Nvidia’s backing of the data center project – which could cost $500 billion – would allow the SoftBank-owned developer to raise debt at more favorable terms than it could if OpenAI had no financial backer.

The company is continuing to back A.I. systems that can be freely used by others amid a continuing debate over the use of Chinese-made technology.