Owen J. Daniels and Hanna Dohmen shared their expert analysis in an article published by Foreign Affairs. In their piece, they examine how China’s release of advanced open AI models, such as DeepSeek’s R1 and Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2, is challenging U.S. dominance in the global AI landscape and reshaping international influence.
If Washington’s new AI strategy does not adequately account for open models, American AI companies, despite their world-leading models, will risk ceding international AI influence to China.CSET Associate Director of Analysis Owen J. Daniels and CSET Senior Research Analyst Hanna Dohmen
Daniels and Dohmen emphasize the stakes for U.S. policymakers, writing, “If Washington’s new AI strategy does not adequately account for open models, American AI companies, despite their world-leading models, will risk ceding international AI influence to China.”
To read the article, visit Foreign Affairs.