The US banned Chinese AI firm DeepSeek from most government systems and asked agencies to remove all technology built with it, as competition for AI supremacy between the superpowers heats up. US firms have long accused Chinese rivals of “distilling” their AI models, in what the White House’s technology advisor has called a “malicious exploitation” of American technology.
While skepticism about the impact of AI has grown on both sides of the Pacific, researchers say Washington and Beijing should look past differences and work together to rein in the powerful technology, which some warn poses an existential threat to humanity. “A narrow bilateral framework is needed now,” a Silicon Valley investor wrote in The Washington Post.
— Jeronimo Gonzalez