I have discussed at length the path dependency in terms of manufacturing capability that is downstream from China rising up in a free trade world. That’s not an inability to innovate. It’s the inverse of the wests inability to compete with China in many areas
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86% of Top Websites Opted Out of AI Training
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Oops. I think I accidentally opted-out most of the web… At least, I followed best practices from © regulations and recent court cases to determine the Opt-Out status of the top websites:
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Global AI Race Intensifies: DeepSeek Challenges OpenAI in Competition
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The Global AI Race Intensifies Geopolitical tensions are fueling a global race in artificial intelligence development. China's DeepSeek has launched R1, an efficient AI model rivaling OpenAI's capabilities at lower costs. This competition underscores the need for international
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DeepSeek and global AI race: geopolitics, innovation, chaos
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The Guardian view on DeepSeek and a global AI race: geopolitics, innovation and the rise of chaos https://
theguardian.com/commentisfree/
2025/jan/26/the-guardian-view-on-a-global-ai-race-geopolitics-innovation-and-the-rise-of-chaos?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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DeepSeek Export Bans Real Story Beyond Cheating Accusations
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🇺🇸🇨🇳 The uproar over #DeepSeek “cheating” is missing the real story.
— Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) 4 février 2025
Yes, even if they had access to 50,000 NVIDIA H100s—$1.5–2B worth of compute—despite export bans.
But let’s be real: U.S. export bans don’t stop compute from flowing.
20% of NVIDIA’s revenue comes from… pic.twitter.com/jSp0hGiYPbThe uproar over #DeepSeek “cheating” is missing the real story. Yes, even if they had access to 50,000 NVIDIA H100s—$1.5–2B worth of compute—despite export bans. But let’s be real: U.S. export bans don’t stop compute from flowing. 20% of NVIDIA’s revenue comes from
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AI-Augmented Journalism: Accountability, Impact, and Risks
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How is AI transforming journalism? From uncovering critical accountability stories to reporting on AI’s impact on vulnerable communities, this workshop will discuss the need, opportunities, and risks for AI-augmented journalism. Live on Feb. 13: https://
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Germany’s AI Competitiveness Threatened by Energy Policy Disadvantage
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Crazy ideology. Also means that Germany is now at a significant disadvantage when it comes to AI/Industrial Intelligence. They simply won’t be able to compete on industrial energy prices (ditto UK) – maybe with more coal and imports of LNG from America / Qatar ? https://
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Billionaire AI Governance: Partisanship vs Greed and Extremism
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I'd rather have a billionaire who does not need money and has a partisan voting record looking at this vs someone desperate, greedy and/or far right or left.
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AI’s Societal Impact and Digital Divide Discussed at Davos
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At #Davos2025, @StanfordHAI Co-Director James @Landay noted a growing focus on AI's societal impact, especially the digital divide. Read more about his reflections from the forum: https://
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Europe risks losing technological leadership through regulatory caution
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En France et en Europe, l’action politique ne consiste plus à écrire l’Histoire, mais à gérer l’intendance. Nous avons renoncé à la puissance, à l’esprit de conquête, à la prise de risque, et préférons taxer, réguler, interdire. Et pendant ce temps, le reste du monde prépare… pic.twitter.com/VquR5hkUpq
— Rafik Smati (@RafikSmati) 4 février 2025En France et en Europe, l’action politique ne consiste plus à écrire l’Histoire, mais à gérer l’intendance. Nous avons renoncé à la puissance, à l’esprit de conquête, à la prise de risque, et préférons taxer, réguler, interdire. Et pendant ce temps, le reste du monde prépare