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The Guardian view on a global AI race: China’s tech leap challenges US dominance through innovation. But unregulated competition increases the risk of catastrophe.
Editorial: China’s tech leap challenges US dominance through innovation. But unregulated competition increases the risk of catastrophe
DeepSeek’s success underscores the ingenuity born of necessity: lacking massive datacentres or powerful specialised chips, it achieved breakthroughs through better data curation and optimisation of its model. DeepSeek’s R1 highlights a broader debate over the future of AI: should it remain locked behind proprietary walls, controlled by a few big corporations, or be “ open sourced ” to foster global innovation? Yet the risks are undeniable: in February, OpenAI shut down accounts linked to state-backed hackers from China, Iran, Russia and North Korea who used its tools for phishing and malware campaigns.
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