# Palantir's Karp Urges Washington Not to Ban Chinese Open-Weight Models

His argument, that competition disciplines American labs better than protectionism, runs against Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's concern that Chinese open models are built on United States laboratory technology.

- Published: 2026-08-10T06:21:58.349Z
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Alex Karp, the chief executive of Palantir, told CNBC that the United States should not respond to Chinese open-weight models by banning them. "Europe said you can only buy technology from Europe. How's that worked out?" he said, arguing th…

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