‘AI Could Be As Deadly As Nuclear Weapons’: How China’s Advances Change The Game
February 2, 2025
China’s latest artificial intelligence breakthrough has rattled U.S. security experts, with DeepSeek’s new model demonstrating that Beijing can innovate around American restrictions and potentially reshape the global AI landscape.
The Chinese firm’s “reasoning” model, released during Trump’s inauguration, matches top U.S. systems while costing a fraction to develop. DeepSeek says it spent under $6 million using 2,000 lower-grade chips, compared with Meta Platforms’ (NASDAQ:META) system requiring 16,000 premium processors.
The cost advantage signals a shift. While U.S. companies spend tens of millions training AI models, Chinese firms have found ways to create competitive systems despite export controls on advanced semiconductors.
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The development threatens America’s technological edge just as AI becomes critical to military superiority.
“System destruction warfare” sits at the heart of China’s military AI strategy, according to the Center for European Policy Analysis. The approach targets vulnerable links between enemy sensors and platforms, using AI to process battlefield data and identify weak points for precision strikes.
The efficiency gains in Chinese AI development carry broader implications. If good-enough models can be trained cheaply, they will proliferate globally as countries seek technological independence from U.S. systems. The rising cost-per-query may also drive development of specialized AI models optimized for specific tasks.
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“Even if the industry stays on today’s track, the widespread adoption of Chinese AI around the world could give the CCP enormous political influence,” The Economist reported last week, noting that “in the worst case, AI could be as deadly as nuclear weapons.”.
Security experts warn that China’s progress demands a U.S. response beyond export controls. While restrictions on semiconductor sales have slowed Chinese advancement, Beijing’s ability to innovate around obstacles suggests a more comprehensive strategy is needed.
The stakes extend beyond military applications.
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As AI capabilities expand, the first nation to achieve superintelligence could gain decisive advantages across all domains.
China’s demonstrated ability to close the AI gap while spending far less has transformed the competition into an asymmetric race where traditional U.S. technological superiority no longer guarantees victory for U.S.-based companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta.
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