The Trump administration is considering regulatory measures to restrict domestic adoption of Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models, specifically following the release of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, which features 2.8 trillion parameters. Per Axios reporting, federal officials are evaluating options including placing Chinese AI labs on the Commerce Department’s Entity List, implementing procurement bans, and imposing liability requirements to deter corporate usage without enacting an outright prohibition.

A Commerce Department review of these proposals has stalled, and officials are not currently advancing a formal ban, though earlier measures were shelved by administration personnel prioritizing technological competition. The potential policy shift prompted several US enterprises to pause integration of Chinese models, while the White House continues to navigate internal debates and leadership turnover within AI policy units.