German media: China's AI overtaking on a curve According to comments published by the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the emergence of Deepseek has opened up a new era in artificial intelligence. China is building an entirely different artificial intelligence ecosystem from the United States, posing a challenge to Europe. The commentary in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung noted that what drew global attention to Deepseek was not only its astonishing development speed but also its open-source strategy. The advent of Deepseek has posed an unprecedented challenge to Europe and America. This article titled "China's Artificial Intelligence Overtaking on a Curve" wrote: "The most important user of Deepseek's large language model (LLM) may very well be the government. The government hopes to modernize public services and management systems while simultaneously promoting innovation and economic growth." "The decision by Deepseek to make its software open source, code transparent, and free for use has completely changed this situation. Local governments in China are beginning to adopt artificial intelligence at an unprecedented speed and scale. According to reports by the China Daily, within one month of the release of the Deepseek-R1 model, more than twelve provincial and municipal governments announced they would use the model for government services. Currently, over seventy government agencies have put artificial intelligence into practical use." "The trend of investing in government affairs with artificial intelligence is particularly evident in Shenzhen, which is also the innovation capital of China. The Shenzhen municipal government has already deployed approximately seventy autonomous robots based on Deepseek's artificial intelligence 'digital employees.' These self-operating robots can handle citizen inquiries, draft government documents, generate administrative notices, and more. Other major cities such as Guangzhou and Nanjing have also released new artificial intelligence applications in recent weeks." "Chinese media describe Deepseek's approach as a significant 'leap forward' in the digitalization of the state apparatus. The remarkable innovative enthusiasm can be felt in many places. The localization of open-source AI models is indeed very attractive to local governments. They can conduct security checks on the model code and retrain it with local data without relying on commercial companies. Transparent, adjustable, and cost-effective solutions help government agencies摆脱 reliance on expensive 'opaque' business models." "The guest commentary in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung points out that as AI is integrated into more and more Chinese government processes and becomes an indispensable 'quasi-public infrastructure.'" "At the same time, Deepseek's open-source philosophy is also laying a new foundation for China's artificial intelligence discussions. The day when artificial intelligence plays an important role in formulating public policies, providing social services, and urban management will come faster than expected. Thus, a powerful 'open-source model' is forming in China and competing with America's platform-based AI models. With Trump returning to the White House and the U.S. administrative system being significantly reduced, some even criticize that American artificial intelligence is becoming 'fascistized.' According to the latest analysis provided by Sinolytics, for international companies operating in China, China's open-source intelligent ecosystem will become unavoidable. "Local administrative management systems in Europe should also give sufficient attention to this Deepseek revolution. In China, an open-source ecosystem is rapidly developing, and software openness is something Europe has always advocated. The future of Brussels' open-source software strategy is full of uncertainty and may become a pressing issue affecting competitiveness." "Deepseek and other Chinese AI companies are releasing strong export potential along the 'Digital Silk Road,' and China's large language models are becoming increasingly important in the geopolitical rivalry between the US and China. By comparison, Europe seems to be far behind in this digital competition." [Images: //p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/fac514b4a3594086ac98781c9bd3d5c4~tplv-obj:1110:624.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1835200451983367&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1757980800&x-signature=YF0Sf0ysPB%2FzD9e7O8%2BJ7D2fWxk%3D] [Images: //p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/c2139653172449cb93691ca05d19fe8a~tplv-obj:1110:624.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1835200451983367&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1757980800&x-signature=GGDacQhTXS68yBhfbLFyfL6rnlk%3D] Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1835200451983367/ Disclaimer: This article represents the views of the author.