Legal won’t allow Chinese models where I work—not just in production, but on employee machines or any company-owned device. I believe the rationale is they don’t want any legal problems if federal or state bans are enacted for “national security”, which certainly isn’t an unfounded fear. I have a feeling a lot of larger companies will be implementing similar policies, and I do also worry that any individual using Chinese models for personal use will be arrested and charged as a terrorist or something. Chinese open weight models like Qwen are fantastic, but it does feel a lot of eggs in one basket.
Legal won’t allow Chinese models where I work—not just in production, but on employee machines or any company-owned device. I believe the rationale is they don’t want any legal problems if federal or state bans are enacted for “national security”, which certainly isn’t an unfounded fear. I have a feeling a lot of larger companies will be implementing similar policies, and I do also worry that any individual using Chinese models for personal use will be arrested and charged as a terrorist or something. Chinese open weight models like Qwen are fantastic, but it does feel a lot of eggs in one basket.