Why Britain should reject the lure of cheap – and scary – Chinese AI
TL;DR
In the west the technology comes with at least some effort to provide security and a benign intent – not so from China There is much to fear from artificial intelligence developed in China and handed to businesses and governments in the west almost free of charge. Every month Chinese AI developers such as DeepSeek and Xiaomi dispatch the latest versions of their “open-weight” models that allow users to take the core software and use it without paying an expensive ongoing licence. Continue reading...
Nauti's Take
For small teams, origin alone is not enough to decide whether a model belongs in the stack. Before any production test, verify data exposure, licensing, hosting, update control, and independent safety evaluations.
A local prototype with synthetic data can show quickly whether the cost advantage justifies the extra review work.
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