>A closed, state-of-the-art AI model may still be the winner in benchmarks. But an open, state-of-the-art AI model accrues soft power and wins the mindshare of talent everywhere over time – a long-term advantage that cannot be underestimated. That advantage is currently and decidedly tilting towards DeepSeek.

>A closed, state-of-the-art AI model may still be the winner in benchmarks. But an open, state-of-the-art AI model accrues soft power and wins the mindshare of talent everywhere over time – a long-term advantage that cannot be underestimated. That advantage is currently and decidedly tilting towards DeepSeek.

https://interconnect.substack.com/p/has-american-soft-power-peaked