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The Deep Seek breakthrough highlights an ongoing race between nations and corporations to lead in AI technologies that could define the future of global influence. While the U.S. government has made strategic investments—such as the planned $1.1 billion AI data center in Texas—China has already scaled up AI capabilities through aggressive pricing, extensive data collection, and strategic government backing.
Chinese companies often offer AI products at significantly lower prices, leveraging less stringent privacy laws and extensive data collection practices, which facilitate rapid development and deployment. However, these approaches raise profound concerns about user privacy, censorship, and geopolitical control.