Nvidia, Microsoft and Other Tech Giants Urge US to Avoid Broad AI Restrictions
Nvidia, Microsoft, and more than 20 other technology companies are urging US policymakers not to broadly restrict open-weight artificial intelligence models. The joint letter argues that open AI models accelerate innovation, strengthen cybersecurity, and maintain the US's competitive position in the global AI race.
Nvidia and Microsoft led a coalition of more than 20 technology companies, venture firms, and industry groups in a joint letter urging US policymakers to avoid broad restrictions on open-weight AI models . The letter argues that open models accelerate innovation, strengthen cybersecurity through broader access to model internals, and help keep the US competitive as other countries race to advance their own AI capabilities.
The appeal comes as the Trump administration weighs its approach to open-weight AI, amid growing attention in Washington to competing open-weight models from Chinese developers. Signatories frame the debate not as open-versus-closed but as a question of whether the US builds a strong, open ecosystem that diffuses into every sector, arguing that targeted legal and commercial frameworks, rather than sweeping restrictions, are the better tool for addressing legitimate concerns about misuse of AI models.
For NVDA and MSFT, the lobbying push aligns with each company's commercial interest in a permissive regulatory environment: Nvidia sells the chips that power both open and closed model training, while Microsoft hosts open-weight models across its Azure AI catalog. Investors could watch for how policymakers respond, since a shift toward tighter export or licensing restrictions on open-weight models could affect the pace of enterprise AI adoption these companies are counting on.
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