DEFENDING AMERICAN AI LEADERSHIP: DEEPSEEK IS A DISTRACTION, NOT A DISRUPTOR

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DeepSeek impressed by training a powerful AI model for $6M using creative engineering, sparking calls for tighter export controls. Its success highlights the ongoing importance of reinforcement learning in post-training, though it is still behind top US models in real-world performance. US labs, with superior resources, continue to lead the push towards AGI, emphasizing the need for robust AI infrastructure and security.