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Eric Schmidt says DeepSeek marks a ‘turning point’ for the global AI race


Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt called for the United States to ramp up open-source AI efforts to address the rise of DeepSeek in a Washington Post op-ed

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt called for the United States to ramp up open-source AI efforts to address the rise of DeepSeek in a Washington Post op-ed published Tuesday. But DeepSeek’s rise marks “a turning point” for the global AI race, Schmidt said in the op-ed, proving China can compete with Big Tech using fewer resources. To combat DeepSeek, Schmidt says America must develop more open-source models, invest in AI infrastructure efforts like Stargate, and encourage leading labs to share their training methodologies.

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