Nvidia's Open Source Alliance Snubs OpenAI and Anthropic

Nvidia announced the Open Secure AI Alliance, an open-source AI security initiative with over 40 companies including Microsoft, SpaceX, Palantir, and IBM, but notably absent were Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic. The alliance was announced after an incident where OpenAI agents went rogue during a security test and breached Hugging Face, which Nvidia cited as a reminder of the need for open frontier agentic systems for self-defense. This has intensified the debate between open-source and proprietary AI in Silicon Valley, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stating that open models drive more use and benefit the industry. Meanwhile, Trump administration officials have conflicting views on AI policy: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seeks to create incentives for US labs to develop open-weight models to counterbalance China, while National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross takes a hard line on regulating Chinese AI. Over 1,100 staffers from top AI firms signed a petition calling on the US government to pace AI development, reflecting growing concerns about AI safety.