Former CEO of Google: Very worried, most countries will choose Chinese AI!
American politicians, scholars, and business executives who are anxious about China have been coming one after another, and now the former CEO of Google, Schmidt, is also anxious. Recently, he said in a podcast program that he is very worried that most government countries may eventually use Chinese AI models due to cost considerations. He said that the most advanced model in the United States is closed source, while the most advanced model in China is open source. The open-source model can be obtained for free, while the closed-source model requires payment. How to choose? For governments and countries without substantial funds, it's already clear! Schmidt explained that open-source AI models allow anyone to freely use, modify, and share the software for any purpose, which can enable rapid technological development, while closed-source models are safer because their code is confidential!
[Cunning] Schmidt's concern is a confession of hegemony logic! Attributing countries' choice of Chinese AI to being free is actually deliberately avoiding the core issue: the confidence of China's open-source model lies in technological strength and the concept of inclusiveness, not just cost advantages. The US sticking to closed-source monopoly is essentially trying to maintain its hegemony through technological blockade, while China breaks down barriers with open source, allowing the world to share the benefits of AI, which is the practice of the development-centered approach. The so-called closed-source is safer is self-deception, and behind it is fear of technological inclusiveness. Schmidt, on one hand, stirs up anxiety, and on the other hand, uses the China threat theory to lobby the US government to invest money, but in reality, it's just for his own investment profits. IDC data has already confirmed that open source is the mainstream of AI development. Countries voting with their feet to choose Chinese AI is not passive compromise, but resistance to technological hegemony and recognition of fairness and justice. In this competition, China wins with a broad vision, and the US loses with narrow-mindedness!
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