American AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing
AI American AI is locked down and proprietary. China's open-weights AI strategy is winning: its companies are taking the lead. America's closed-first, locked-down strategy is doomed to failure - and it could take the US economy down with it.
- ▪AI American AI is locked down and proprietary.
- ▪China's open-weights AI strategy is winning: its companies are taking the lead.
- ▪America's closed-first, locked-down strategy is doomed to failure - and it could take the US economy down with it.
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| Original publisher | Ben Werdmuller |
| Canonical URL | https://werd.io/american-ai-is-locked-down-and-proprietary-its-losing/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:21:47 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-20T15:26:58.999Z |
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AI American AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing. China's open-weights AI strategy is winning: its companies are taking the lead. America's closed-first, locked-down strategy is doomed to failure - and it could take the US economy down with it. Ben Werdmuller Ben Werdmuller 20 Jul 2026 — 3 min read Link: China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance, by Robert Hart in The VergeAI models, as a product in themselves, have very little moat beyond what amounts to brand loyalty and superficial switching costs.
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