Open weights were sold as freedom.
This week they became a red flag.
US just banned DeepSeek and anything built on it from civilian agencies.
Can't prove where your model came from? You're about to get fucked in defense tech.
The open source AI narrative is collapsing in real time. Governments are drawing lines. If you're building on Chinese infra or unverifiable weights, you're radioactive to enterprise and gov contracts.
This isn't just DeepSeek. It's the beginning of model provenance wars. Web3 had this problem with sanctions. AI is getting it now.
If you're deploying AI in regulated sectors, audit your stack yesterday.
This week they became a red flag.
US just banned DeepSeek and anything built on it from civilian agencies.
Can't prove where your model came from? You're about to get fucked in defense tech.
The open source AI narrative is collapsing in real time. Governments are drawing lines. If you're building on Chinese infra or unverifiable weights, you're radioactive to enterprise and gov contracts.
This isn't just DeepSeek. It's the beginning of model provenance wars. Web3 had this problem with sanctions. AI is getting it now.
If you're deploying AI in regulated sectors, audit your stack yesterday.