Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
BKC Fellow Ben Brooks dives beyond the splashy AI headlines to the important policy forces shaping our regulatory landscape now and in the future.
The release of DeepSeek’s latest AI models shocked Washington. Since the launch of ChatGPT, policymakers have looked to chip and model controls to maintain US leadership in AI, and mitigate potential AI risks. The open-source release of a capable, efficient, and free alternative out of China throws these assumptions into disarray. As the Trump Administration prepares to respond, join Ben to discuss the uneven history of AI model regulation across the globe, how policymakers should think about open technology after DeepSeek, and why open innovation is still at a risk in a changing political environment.
BKC Fellow Ben Brooks dives beyond the splashy AI headlines to the important policy forces shaping our regulatory landscape now and in the future.
The release of DeepSeek’s latest AI models shocked Washington. Since the launch of ChatGPT, policymakers have looked to chip and model controls to maintain US leadership in AI, and mitigate potential AI risks. The open-source release of a capable, efficient, and free alternative out of China throws these assumptions into disarray. As the Trump Administration prepares to respond, join Ben to discuss the uneven history of AI model regulation across the globe, how policymakers should think about open technology after DeepSeek, and why open innovation is still at a risk in a changing political environment.
