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At the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, DeepSeek engineer Gao Xi defended the company’s commitment to developing open-source artificial general intelligence (AGI), emphasizing that shared innovations could accelerate AGI's arrival despite heightened safety risks. Gao expressed urgency, suggesting that bringing AGI forward by even a decade is crucial, reflecting a stance at odds with growing international concerns over AI security and control.

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At the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen on Tuesday, DeepSeek engineer Gao Xi defended the company's push for open-source artificial intelligence (AI), arguing that it accelerates technological progress even if it increases safety risks. Gao stated that sharing AI innovations promotes rapid advancements and frames the development of AGI as a race against time rather than competition with rivals. Despite warnings from some experts that AGI could potentially escape human control, DeepSeek remains committed to open-source AI, aiming to bring about artificial general intelligence (AGI) sooner than expected—possibly within months if possible. The remarks came amid growing concerns in the US and scrutiny in China over whether such an approach poses national security risks.

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Speaking on Tuesday on an AI panel at the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, DeepSeek engineer Gao Xi said open-source development promoted shared innovations and technical breakthroughs, framing the technology’s rapid progress as a race against the clock, rather than against rival firms.

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DeepSeek engineer defends push for open-source AI smarter than humans despite higher risks · mixed framing

DeepSeek engineer defends push for open-source AI smarter than humans despite higher risks Some AI pioneers have warned that AGI may escape human control DeepSeek is committed to open-source artificial intelligence to accelerate the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI), even if it heightens safety risks, a company engineer says, defying growing safety concerns from the US and scrutiny in China over whether the strategy poses national security risks. uncertain

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“If AGI is going to arrive in 10 years, then I hope we can bring this forward to one year. asserted

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If it is going to arrive in one year, then I hope it can arrive tomorrow,” Gao said, in rare remarks from a DeepSeek representative. asserted

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