The difficulty presented to America by China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) system is extensive, bring into question the US’ general method to challenging China. DeepSeek uses innovative solutions beginning from an initial position of weakness.

America believed that by monopolizing the use and development of sophisticated microchips, it would permanently paralyze China’s technological development. In reality, it did not take place. The inventive and resourceful Chinese discovered engineering workarounds to bypass American barriers.

It set a precedent and something to think about. It might take place whenever with any future American technology