AI & Enterprise

U.S. clashes over regulating open-weight AI models amid rise of Chinese systems

A debate is growing in the United States over whether to regulate open-weight large language models from China, after the rise of models such as Moonshot AI's K3. Some leading U.S. AI companies see Chinese model proliferation as a threat to recouping investment and maintaining technological leadership. Others argue regulation could weaken U.S. innovation. Trump administration officials are reported to be reviewing a ban, though the Commerce Department may not move immediately.

Industry

Samsung Electronics sets up RX office under CEO to drive robot business

Samsung Electronics has formalised robots as a next-generation core business and set up a dedicated organisation. The company said it will establish the RX (Robotics eXperience) Business Promotion Office under the CEO to integrate companywide robotics capabilities and drive work from mid- to long-term strategy and core technology development to commercialisation. It will use its Seoul R&D Campus as a main base, build a data factory in Gumi, and set up global research bases in the United States, China and Japan.