00:00Do you prefer ChatGPT, Claude or DeepSeq?
00:03When it comes to AI, the US wants countries to pick a side – the US or China.
00:08That's the message of a leaked US State Department draft letter seen by Reuters.
00:11The letter reportedly tells US partner countries do not expect to participate in both – a US-led AI framework
00:17and a competing one backed by China.
00:20Why should users care? Because we've already seen how government decisions can affect access to AI.
00:25In June, Anthropic launched two of its newest AI models. Three days later, the US government ordered no access for
00:31any foreign nationals.
00:33That forced Anthropic to switch off both models temporarily for everyone.
00:37Meanwhile, China cannot as easily restrict access to its AI models.
00:40China's models such as DeepSeq are open-weight, meaning users can download and run them locally.
00:45The models are harder to restrict centrally.
00:48The bigger picture? Governments increasingly see AI as a strategic technology.
00:52If countries are forced to choose a site, users may feel the impact too.
00:56What do you think? Should access to AI be shaped by politics?
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