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Tech leaders issue letter to train Uncle Sam about value of open weight AI

Isobel Healey
27th July 2026

Reporting the Open Letter on US Leadership in open weights πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ, The Register’s Thomas Claburn quotes our CEO Professor Amanda Brock, who said that Microsoft’s journey from open source opposition to open source stewardship via GitHub shows that the company understands the power of open technology.

“The letter shares the essence of that understanding and offers the US’s leadership wise counsel, particularly when it comes to security,” she said in a statement provided to The Register. “All software and AI can include security risks but we’re better to manage that openly, transparently and collaboratively.” πŸ”

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