Why GitLab signed the Open Weights and American AI Leadership letter

This week GitLab signed the Open Weights and American AI Leadership letter , joining a long list of other technology companies that support a strong, open AI ecosystem. The letter argues that open weights spur innovation, give customers greater control, and provide an important path to AI safety and security. In addition to being a policy position we share, it’s core to how we think about agentic engineering: Teams do their best work when they can choose the right model for the job.