The AI Policy Podcast Deepseek Report, Manus AI, and the DOD’s New Acquisition Approach
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Mar 12, 2025 Delve into the future of export controls influenced by the DeepSeek Report and Huawei's role in the U.S.-China AI race. Discover Manus AI, a Chinese startup that claims to have a general AI agent, and the skepticism it faces. Learn about the DOD's shift towards a modern software acquisition strategy that integrates commercial AI into defense. Explore the Thunderforge Initiative, which integrates AI into military operations. Finally, witness Musk's ambitious XAI expansion with a massive data center in Memphis, showcasing the intersection of AI and military power.
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Huawei's Software Gap
- Huawei struggles to combine good AI chips with good software.
- DeepSeek could fill this gap, driving adoption of Huawei's CANN ecosystem.
Export Control Enforcement
- The US needs legal authority, bureaucratic capacity, and the will to act for export control strategies to work.
- Disbanding the DOJ's corporate enforcement unit undermines enforcement capacity.
Manus AI's Capabilities and Hype
- Manus AI is an AI agent that can act in the real world, like booking flights or launching websites.
- It's overhyped, currently reliant on Anthropic's Claude model.