TechHugging Face CEO warns U.S. curbs on Chinese open models could leave it behind rivals

Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue said China is gaining ground in AI through open-weight models while U.S. labs build in silos. After a cyberattack overwhelmed the company, Hugging Face used Z.ai’s GLM-5.2 for defense after an unnamed leading U.S. model could not be deployed because of its guardrails. Advocates say restricting Chinese models could disadvantage U.S. developers.

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CChina News Service★★★☆☆2026-08-04 03:23Original