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Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy · August 2025 · Keynote, Remarks at the APEC Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting

Indeed, the best open-source and open-weight models may become industry standard setters.

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Michael Kratsios, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
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Remarks at the APEC Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting
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Open-source
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