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Feds Target AI Critics as "Foreign Agents"

396 points · 457 comments · nmeagent

surfmike · 1790217985 · focus · HN ↗
When the CEOs of these companies are saying that we will risk extinction and jobs will be decimated, why do you even need a "foreign agent"?
1. dvduval · 1790224392 · focus · HN ↗
  As I have watched places like x.com and Reddit it’s pretty clear to me there is some sort of weird propaganda thing going on promoting the Chinese models and casting shade on the big American models
  1. jonathanstrange · 1790236707 · focus · HN ↗
    The Chinese models are cheaper and probably soon are going to be better, too. They're also open weight, which is the most important thing in the future. US companies are no longer considered safe enough against industrial espionage outside the US and do not meet mandatory data protection standards elsewhere. There have also been known incidents of direct interference with US models for propaganda/political purposes (e.g. Elon Musk admitted to doing that), making US models a fairly direct threat to EU sovereignty.

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