National AI Strategies. Feb 3, 2025
The US is scrutinizing DeepSeek’s AI platform for its national security implications amid heightened political focus, while the UK has released its International AI Safety Report 2025—a collaborative effort by global experts—to assess advanced AI capabilities and associated risks. Meanwhile, India is advancing its AI ambitions through the IndiaAI Mission, developing national foundational models supported by a new 18K GPU facility, underscoring a global drive toward harnessing AI for strategic and security purposes.
🇺🇸 White House reviewing national security implications of DeepSeek's AI. DeepSeek is gaining traction in Washington under the renewed spotlight of the Trump administration. Its platform could transform threat detection and intelligence gathering, though concerns persist around oversight, privacy, and ethics. DeepSeek’s rise highlights growing private AI influence in security.
🌐 International AI Safety Report 2025 (Jan, 2025)
The UK government released the “International AI Safety Report 2025” in January, providing a comprehensive analysis of advanced AI capabilities and associated risks. This report, developed by 100 AI experts from 33 countries and intergovernmental organizations, underscores the UK’s commitment to international collaboration in AI safety.
🇮🇳 IndiaAI Mission building National Foundational Models, 18K GPU Facility (Jan, 2025). India’s Minister of Electronics and Information Technology announced that the country is developing its own foundational AI model, comparable to ChatGPT, with an expected completion timeline of 10 months. To support this initiative, the government has established a compute facility equipped with 18,693 GPUs, including 12,896 Nvidia H100s and 1,480 Nvidia H200s.
