{"id":36717,"date":"2026-08-10T15:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36717"},"modified":"2026-08-10T15:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:59:42","slug":"meta-launches-new-ai-in-push-for-best-open-source-model-to-beat-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36717","title":{"rendered":"Meta launches new AI in push for best open source model to beat China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2Fmeta-ai-muse-glimmer-comp.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meta released a new artificial intelligence model Monday as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called on Washington to lower barriers for US open-source developers to help them beat Chinese rivals.<\/p>\n<p>The Meta chief warned that American AI companies face restrictions that give foreign competitors an advantage, arguing that US policy should aim to make American open-source models the best in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also important that the US and its allies lead the open source AI ecosystem that will make up a large percent of global AI use,\u201d Zuckerberg wrote Monday in a sweeping manifesto titled \u201cThe Future is for Everyone: The Path to a Positive AI Future.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mark Zuckerberg wears a pair of Meta Ray-Ban Display AI glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.  <span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cForeign labs currently hold several advantages here since American labs have to comply with many additional restrictions on training data,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese open-weight models have meanwhile been gaining traction among US businesses because they offer increasingly competitive performance at a fraction of the cost of some American rivals \u2014 even as policymakers in Washington weigh new restrictions over national-security concerns.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Models from Chinese firms including DeepSeek, Alibaba and Z.ai have emerged as formidable low-cost alternatives, with some US tech companies embracing Chinese models for their flexibility and cheaper computing costs.<\/p>\n<p>But Washington has moved to curb their use in government.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Zuckerberg called on Washington to lower barriers for US open-source developers to help them beat Chinese rivals. <span class=\"credit\">Meta<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Meta chief warned that American AI companies face restrictions that give foreign competitors an advantage, arguing that US policy should aim to make American open-source models the best in the world. <span class=\"credit\">Meta<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeepSeek is barred from US intelligence-community systems, while lawmakers have floated broader restrictions on Chinese AI models and officials are considering additional curbs on Chinese open-weight technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta released a new artificial intelligence model Monday as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called on Washington to lower barriers for US open-source developers to help them beat Chinese rivals. 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