As Washington panics about Chinese AI, Jensen Huang says open-source models like Kimi are ‘excellent’ and should be embraced, not banned

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the U.S. should not ban Chinese open‑source AI, calling fears of backdoors a misconception and arguing the world needs both open and closed models.
The White House has considered restrictions and liability rules amid worries these cheap, capable models could be used for surveillance or undercut U.S. AI firms.
Models like Moonshot’s Kimi K3 and DeepSeek are highly competitive and far cheaper than top U.S. offerings, sparking a security vs. innovation debate that could also boost demand for Nvidia hardware.