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Zhipu’s founder says frontier AI should stay open to everyone. His own government may disagree.

  • Darius Popa--The Next Web
  • published date: 2026-07-12 15:14:55 UTC

The founder of China’s most prominent AI lab has made an unambiguous case for openness. Frontier AI should stay broadly accessible rather than controlled by a select few, Zhipu’s Tang Jie wrote in an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg. His argument inverts t…

The founder of Chinas most prominent AI lab has made an unambiguous case for openness. Frontier AI should stay broadly accessible rather than controlled by a select few, Zhipus Tang Jie wrote in an i… [+2812 chars]