Die Guardian -Sicht auf ein globales KI -Rennen: Geopolitik, Innovation und der Aufstieg des Chaos | Editorial – Chinas Tech Leap stellt die Dominanz der USA durch Innovation heraus. Unregulierter Wettbewerb erhöht das Katastrophenrisiko
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/26/the-guardian-view-on-a-global-ai-race-geopolitics-innovation-and-the-rise-of-chaos
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>DeepSeek’s R1 highlights a broader debate over the future of AI: should it remain locked behind [proprietary](https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwerner/2024/11/06/open-ai-systems-lag-behind-proprietary-and-closed-models/) walls, controlled by a few big corporations, or be “[open sourced](https://www.zdnet.com/article/deepseeks-new-open-source-ai-model-can-outperform-o1-for-a-fraction-of-the-cost/)” to foster global innovation? One of the [Biden](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/22/trump-ai-plan-elon-musk-altman-slapfight-00200075) administration’s final acts was to clamp down on open-source AI for national security reasons. Freely accessible, highly capable AI could empower bad actors. Interestingly, Mr Trump later rescinded the order, arguing that stifling open-source development harms innovation. Open-source advocates, [like Meta](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/technology/what-to-know-open-closed-software.html), have a point when crediting recent AI breakthroughs to a decade of freely sharing code. 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. By summer, OpenAI had [halted](https://www.chinatalk.media/p/openai-pulls-the-plug-on-china) services in those nations.
>Superior US control over critical AI hardware in the future may give rivals little chance to compete. OpenAI offers “[structured access](https://archive.ph/ElqTU#selection-829.265-829.357)”, controlling how users can interact with its models. But DeepSeek’s success suggests that open-source AI can drive [innovation](https://www.ft.com/content/c99d86f0-2d17-49d0-8dc6-9662ed34c831) through creativity, rather than brute processing power. The contradiction is clear: open-source AI democratises technology and fuels progress, but it also enables exploitation by malefactors. Resolving this tension between innovation and security demands an [international framework](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/01/15/india-to-co-chair-paris-ai-summit-in-february_6737072_4.html) to prevent misuse.
>The AI race is as much about global influence as technological dominance. Mr Putin urges developing nations to unite to [challenge](https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/russia-teams-up-with-brics-create-ai-alliance-putin-says-2024-12-11/) US tech leadership, but without global regulation, there are immense risks in a frantic push for AI supremacy. It would be wise to pay heed to [Geoffrey Hinton](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/27/godfather-of-ai-raises-odds-of-the-technology-wiping-out-humanity-over-next-30-years), the AI pioneer and Nobel laureate. He warns that the breakneck pace of [progress](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/ai-test-humanitys-last-exam.html) shortens the odds of catastrophe. In the race to dominate this technology, the greatest risk isn’t falling behind. It’s losing control entirely.