The difficulty presented to America by China's DeepSeek synthetic intelligence (AI) system is extensive, casting doubt on the US' overall technique to facing China. DeepSeek provides ingenious solutions starting from an initial position of weakness.

America believed that by monopolizing the use and advancement of advanced microchips, it would permanently paralyze China's technological development. In truth, it did not occur. The inventive and resourceful Chinese discovered engineering workarounds to bypass American barriers.

It set a precedent and something to think about. It could happen whenever with any future American innovation