AI as National Strategic Asset: US Government Intervention

A Chinese analysis reveals that the US government ordered Anthropic to restrict foreign access to its AI models, drawing parallels to the Manhattan Project. This signals escalating geopolitical control over frontier AI, with implications for global AI governance, export controls, and national security. The move reinforces the narrative of AI as a strategic asset requiring state-level oversight. A defense of open-weight AI models counters this ban narrative, citing Chinese model dominance on OpenRouter and arguing openness built American tech dominance.