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 and global AI race: geopolitics, innovation, chaos
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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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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://
x.com/michaelaarouet
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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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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
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China launches antitrust investigation into Google amid trade tensions
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Google’s facing yet another antitrust investigation. Where in the world is this one? Chinese government officials just revealed the news while announcing new tariffs in response to Trump’s trade war.
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Building AI in the Image of the Human Beyond Regulation
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Beyond Regulation: Building #AI in the Image of the Human
by Prof Edward Harcourt @EthicsInAI Learn more: https://
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Intelligence as Industrial Commodity: The AI Vibe Shift Moment
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When I went all in on AI in 2016/2017, it was still a niche field. Today, the “AI vibe shift” is undeniable. We are living through a defining moment in history. Here's what's happening now: Intelligence is being developed as an industrial commodity. We must urgently ask
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EU Consortium AI Project Faces ROI Challenges Against DeepSeek
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Bureaucrats made a budget for this, thinking they'd get a model 10x bigger/better than DeepSeek-R1. Then they decided to create a consortium, and in practice that means 0.1x ROI for a project that finishes 18 months after R1 that was released. #BrusselsEffect
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AI Will Replace Doctors in 10 to 20 Years, Experts Say
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We have known for two years now: doctors' expertise will be transferred to algorithms, there is no doubt anymore. For regulatory and corporatist reasons, we will still have to wait 10 to 20 years before sending doctors to the unemployment office.