Why Microsoft supports open-source Chinese AI

Microsoft, Meta and Nvidia oppose a US ban on Chinese open-weight AI models, while OpenAI and Anthropic lobby for restrictions. Microsoft already offers DeepSeek via Azure and tests it in Copilot Cowork.

• Microsoft, Meta and Nvidia oppose ban on Chinese open-weight models
• OpenAI and Anthropic lobby to block Chinese open AI in the US
• DeepSeek available via Azure, tested in Copilot Cowork
• Nadella: open-weight models needed for a healthy AI ecosystem