Headlong Rush To Ban Communist China’s Deepseek Ignores Potential Upside of the AI Breakthrough
As our forebears teach us, we simply don’t always know how things will turn out.

South Korea is the latest in a string of nations to prohibit Deepseek’s groundbreaking chatbot from operating, joining Australia, the Republic of China on Taiwan, Italy, and many others, including America, that have barred government employees from access to the platform.
Over the course of the last month, Deepseek has become a Rorshach test of sorts for those who use, develop, study, write about, and invest in AI, all of whom have drawn varying and often opposing conclusions. Above all, though, Deepseek’s explosion on the scene, and the concerted pushback against its advance, teaches us two key lessons: inspiration and humility.
A login link has been sent to
Enter your email to read this article.
Get 2 free articles when you subscribe.