From Drone Swarms to Robot Dogs — DeepSeek Becomes China's Secret Weapon in AI Arms Race

The AI-Designed Bioweapon Arms Race - Schneier on Security

Interesting article about the arms race between AI systems that invent/design new biological pathogens, and AI systems that detect them before they’re created: The team started with a basic test: use AI tools to design variants of the toxin ricin, then test them against the software that is used to screen DNA orders. The results of the test suggested there was a risk of dangerous protein variants slipping past existing screening software, so the…

From Drone Swarms to Robot Dogs — DeepSeek Becomes China's Secret Weapon in AI Arms Race

The global power play of the 21st century isn't fought with tanks and missiles, but with lines of code. The AI arms race is on, and the ultimate prize is supremacy. While the world watches the West's most prominent players, a powerful, quieter contender is emerging from the East.Suddenly, DeepSeek is being deployed for tasks ranging from coordinating autonomous drone swarms to controlling next-generation robot dogs, quietly transforming into Chi…