This morning at 10 AM EST the Committee that I work for is holding a hearing that might be of interest to some of yall.
The purpose of the hearing is to understand the impact of DeepSeek’s recent V3 and R1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) models on the United States’ (U.S.) national security and technological competitiveness. The hearing will examine how DeepSeek’s models were developed, their capabilities compared to American AI models, and their use of American technology in their advancement. We will also discuss the broader state of U.S. and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) strategic competition in AI, how DeepSeek’s open-weight models affect U.S. technological competitiveness globally, and what opportunities and challenges exist for U.S. innovation and leadership in AI at both the federal and private sector levels.
Witnesses (those testifying before the Committee) include:
- Mr. Adam Thierer, Resident Senior Fellow, Technology and Innovation, R Street Institute
- Mr. Gregory Allen, Director, Wadhwani Center for AI & Advanced Technologies, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Dr. Julia Stoyanovich, Institute Associate Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering; Associate Professor of Data Science, Center for Data Science; Director, Center for Responsible AI, New York University
- Mr. Tim Fist, Director of Emerging Technology Policy, Institute for Progress
Feel free to ask questions about any/everything going on or asked and I will do my best to respond!