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Abstract
The release of the R1 model by the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company, DeepSeek, shocked the US tech industry. Yujia He writes that while DeepSeek’s model may not be quite as superior compared to its competitors as originally thought, the Trump administration has responded to its innovations by further pushing for US leadership in AI. Taking a close look at US research and development policy under the second Trump administration, however, shows the significant disconnect between rhetoric and policy. Federal funding freezes and reduced funding for the National Science Foundation could have dire long-term consequences for research and international cooperation including on AI.
Document Type
Commentary
Publication Date
2-2025
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He, Yujia, "Amidst the frenzy over DeepSeek AI, US federal science and tech policy is a mess of internal contradictions" (2025). Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce Faculty Publications. 12.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/patterson_facpub/12
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Notes/Citation Information
He, Y. (2025). Amidst the frenzy over DeepSeek AI, US federal science and tech policy is a mess of internal contradictions. LSE Phelan United States Centre American Politics and Policy Blog. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025/02/11/amidst-the-frenzy-over-deepseek-ai-us-federal-science-and-tech-policy-is-a-mess-of-internal-contradictions/