A WeChat account affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV says DeepSeek and MiniMax are the first companies to complete registration under China's proposed AI export controls. Both have obtained rights to release models as open source and license them overseas.
The US Treasury has proposed rules that would expand its Outbound Investment Security Program, widening limits on American investment in chips, AI and biotech in countries it considers adversaries. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the aim is to stop US money from funding technologies that threaten national security.
Paris Marx, author of Hyperscale, has followed data center development worldwide for years. He argues that US opponents have much to learn from experiences in places ranging from Ireland to New Zealand.
The moderators of Reddit's r/opensource have posted new submission rules that, among other restrictions, exclude any project that uses AI, is made by AI or is meant for AI. They argue that AI in its current form is at odds with open source.
In Foreign Affairs, Niall Ferguson, Lisa Klaassen and Eric Schmidt describe the US and China as AI empires and other countries as dependencies, arguing the race will be won by whoever can pay for it. US companies alone plan to spend over $600 billion in 2026, though debt, data center protests and a possible Taiwan chip crisis could slow both powers.
Music streaming platforms already tag tracks generated by AI, but books and films remain far from real transparency on the subject. Photography has seen a few initiatives.