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White House plan signals “open-weight first” era—and enterprises need new guardrails


Enterprises will not see immediate impact from the AI Action Plan, but it signals wider support for open-source models and evaluations.

“This plan will likely shape the ecosystem we all operate in — one that rewards those who can move fast, stay aligned and deliver real-world outcomes,” Matt Wood, commercial technology and innovation officer at PwC, told VentureBeat in an email. Striking the right balance between innovation and safety and between national ambition and regulatory clarity will be critical to ensure continued enterprise adoption and avoid unintended slowdowns,” she said. BCG managing director Sesh Iyer told VentureBeat this would give enterprises more confidence in adopting open-source LLMs and could also encourage more closed-source providers “to rethink proprietary strategies and potentially consider releasing model weights.”

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