AI TRENDS | Odds of U.S. Ban on Open-Source AI Models in 2026 Fall to 19%

The latest trading odds for a contract betting that the U.S. government will ban open-source AI models in 2026 have fallen to about 19%, down from more than 60% a few days earlier. According to Odaily, several AI and technology executives have recently said they support the open-source AI approach, diverging from the stance of some frontier labs that favor tighter controls.