The USA is in panic mode, they thought they could undermine China’s development just like they did with ball-sucking Europe, now there is a need for other nation to come up with their own models, and show the US they should stop underpinning monopolies.
US Bill proposed to jail people who download Deepseek
Submitted 1 year ago by JOMusic@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.404media.co/senator-hawley-proposes-jail-time-for-people-who-download-deepseek/
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anticurrent@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Ghosthacked@lemm.ee 1 year ago
These people will keep pushing and pushing. They know this is ridiculous, but if they flood the public with this bullshit, eventually the overton window shifts and people get brainwashed into thinking cult shit like this is good.
yarr@feddit.nl 1 year ago
Senator Josh Hawley was in his office, fumbling with a collection of outdated gadgets. His desk was cluttered with a clunky flip-phone, a ancient computer tower, and stacks of CDs labeled “Software for Dummies.” He had just been reading about this newfangled AI technology that everyone was buzzing about—though he wasn’t entirely sure what an AI was.
The phone rang, jolting him out of his thoughts. He fumbled with the flip-phone, trying to press the correct buttons to answer. When he finally managed to say “Hello,” his voice dripped with confusion.
“Senator Hawley, this is Greg from OpenAI. I wanted to discuss your proposed legislation about AI downloads,” the voice on the other end said.
Hawley leaned back in his chair, trying to look wise. “Legislation? Oh, right, that’s what they call laws these days. Something about jailing people who download stuff from China.”
Greg sighed. “It’s not just about downloading, Senator. It’s about AI models—complex software that can learn and adapt, like DeepSeek.”
Hawley’s brow furrowed. He hadn’t heard of DeepSeek before. “DeepSeek? That sounds communist to me. Probably tracking your thoughts or something.”
Greg tried to explain how AI works, but Hawley kept interrupting with questions about old technologies he thought were relevant. “So if someone downloads this AI, it’s like a CD-ROM, right? You just stick it in and hope it works?”
Greg pressed on, trying to translate the concept of cloud computing into terms Hawley might understand. “It’s more like… a virtual flip-phone that you can talk to without actually holding it.”
Hawley looked down at his desk, where his actual flip-phone was sitting. “I’m not sure I follow. Why would downloading this AI be bad?”
“Because DeepSeek is state-sponsored and could be used maliciously,” Greg said. “It’s like giving someone a modem to the Chinese government.”
Hawley brightened up. “Oh! Like that time I tried to use a dial-up connection? That was dangerous, wasn’t it? You didn’t know who was listening!”
Greg couldn’t help but laugh. “I’m not sure you’re understanding this correctly, Senator. This isn’t about phone calls or CDs—it’s about advanced algorithms that could change everything.”
Hawley stood up, clutching his flip-phone like it was a weapon. “Advanced? Sounds like the kind of thing that could be used to spy on people or start wars! Just like those CDs I tried to use once—they had some kind of communist software.”
Greg hesitated but decided to play along. “So you’re saying if someone downloads DeepSeek, they might be helping a foreign power? That’s why you want to jail them?”
Hawley nodded vigorously. “Exactly! It’s like having a modem without the filter. I propose jailing these people to protect our freedoms.”
Greg exchanged a glance with his colleague, who was now staring at him in disbelief. Finally, he said, “ Senator, this isn’t how technology works. If you jail people for downloading AI models, you’re not protecting innovation—you’re stifling it.”
Hawley squinted at Greg as if he were staring into the sun. “Stifle? I’m trying to stop something dangerous. You think I don’t know about this communist tech? I’ve seen it on the internet—full of viruses and stuff.”
Greg took a deep breath, realizing there was no way to reason with Hawley in this state. “Well, if that’s your stance, just remember: you’re not alone. There are people out there who think AI is a threat.”
Hawley smirked. “Good. People like me keep them in check.”
The call finally ended, and Greg sat back in his chair, shaking his head. “Senator Hawley is running for re-election,” he muttered to himself. “And if this bill passes, it’s going to be a nightmare.”
As for Senator Hawley, he was already back at his desk, scribbling notes about how to protect the country from “AI invasions.” He had no idea what he was up against—but one thing was certain: he was ready to fight.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Its open source lol. Why don’t the tech billionaires innovate? Instead they just ban competitors
Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 year ago
turns out all that shit about open markets, free trade, competition was just while they were ahead to exploit it, now that China is doing it better than the US…back to protectionism and fascism.
Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 year ago
I wasn’t gonna, but now I gotta…
InFerNo@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
You laugh, but stay safe
passiveaggressivesonar@lemmy.world 1 year ago
not back-dated so download away fellas (not sure if a law can apply on acts before it was a law)
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ex post facto laws are expressly prohibited in Article I, so they can’t pass a law criminalizing downloads from before the law was passed.
They can, however, criminalize possessing a copy of DeepSeek. In that case you’d be legally required to delete it after the law passed.
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Not sure about the laws wording, but if it is open source just create a branch with a different name.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
They also can’t amend the constitution via executive order or report US citizens, but watch them try it anyway
shortrounddev@lemmy.world 1 year ago
In principle: no. But Americans no longer have any principles (or never did in the first place)
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Yes the ban on TikTok is working! We’re getting more and more freer!!! The kids will be saved!!! \s \s \s
jadelord@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Victory for free speech (as long as it means only we get to talk)!
Chivera@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Land of the free
Jericho_Kane@lemmy.org 1 year ago
Land of the free only refers to owning guns.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
ways to self-sabotage (100% speedrun)
TheFriar@lemm.ee 1 year ago
You overestimate the strength of the cognitive dissonance. These people have somehow found a way to overcome the concept of hypocrisy and the consequences for it. They’re impervious to shame and repercussions.
This is them gathering their strength. The more we care about facts and honesty, the more they win. This is kind of the endgame
inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Lol rich coming from a class of people who can’t even open up a fucking pdf in their email
kokesh@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I think the average IQ of republicans must be 20.
Barrymore@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
No, that’s collective IQ
Katana314@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is astounding.
I mean, not the Deepseek or jailing stuff. I mean a Senator actually proposing a law. I thought the way our government worked was, the annoying orange declares a vague uncited threat to be bad, and signs an executive order on it!
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
No, we also allow mega corporations to submit bills that get rubber stamped by a rep somewhere. I don’t think a corporation would be so audacious as to submit this, so it’s a rare case of original content.
TsarVul@lemmy.world 1 year ago
GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Sounds like they haven’t got better things to do if they’re drafting these kinds of bills
MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 year ago
They don’t.
rumba@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Saw this coming as soon as Microsoft immediately wanted to investigate.
Deepseek is going to be a Chinese military complex on the books shortly.
humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Because China “leveraged” US technology 20 years ago, US politicians bring it up as a current shittalking point still. Deepseek, being open source, is opportunity for Americans to gain technology transfer from China, without “stealing”.
There is a desperation to protect US AI, mostly so that AI companies are indebted into serving the empire, and maybe the GOP,
Something AI is extremely capable today is deciding who to ban on reddit, or at the individual voter level, decide who should be turned away from elections. Recent US election had record voter suppression and forced provisional ballots that were never counted. Previously, black was a sufficient suppression incentive. AI makes it easy to target individuals or other factors. Musk, being praised for understanding “election machines”, now with access to SS numbers and an ability to link to voters or views on Israel/genocide, is a super power that ensures being king maker in perpetuity.
Freefall@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Was this Google translated from Chinese? That was chunky to read.
mPony@lemmy.world 1 year ago
next up: US Bill proposed to jail people who watch MSNBC US Bill proposed to jail people who watch PBS US Bill proposed to jail people who don’t buy a cybertruck US Bill proposed to jail people who don’t vote GOP
So much freedom, so little time.
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Do you think those channels are left? LoL
MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 year ago
They don’t need to be to be vilified.
squid_slime@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Good to see some socialist policy’s making their way to the US…
Oh wait…
Railcar8095@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Download the model and run locally is the most secure and privacy friendly way to use it.
It’s absurd how little they know about what they are doing.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s easy to run a distilled version of the R1 model locally. It’s very difficult to run the full version. Min $6k to get 7 tokens per second.
rumba@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Here’s one for 2k if you don’t mine jank digitalspaceport.com/how-to-run-deepseek-r1-671b-…
Kyuuketsuki@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
I hear its easy, but I’ve had no luck at all on the most distilled models (for prelim testing), and am wondering how things have broken so badly.
tabular@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I doubt they understand local vs server distinction.
Railcar8095@lemm.ee 1 year ago
“Server is when we ask Amazon to build a backdoor, local is when we ask Microsoft”
piecat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
And that’s exactly why they want to stop it
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Nah, Congress (esp the Senate) is a bunch of old people yelling at clouds, and sometimes they yell the same thing. Don’t give them too much credit.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Well I guess that means its time to download it even though I don’t know what I’ll do with it.
blady_blah@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s awesome! I didn’t know you could download an LLM and run it locally! That’s what I’m really interested in is something that’s on my side and not a conduit to Google, MS or other.
I’m so glad Hawley proposed this bill or I wouldn’t have known that deepseek was open source and downloadable! I’ll have to go look for a download.
Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
How to download/run a uncensored LLM locally:
xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
AFAICT it’s not open source, just open weights.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Ollama makes it pretty easy, and there are other runners as well. Good luck!
werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You wouldn’t download a car and then perform all the necessary lost wax casting, pressing, punching, machining, painting etc etc. Would you?
No!
You would download a finished car!
w3dd1e@lemm.ee 1 year ago
God, I hate Hawley. He’s an embarrassment to my state.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Pretty sure that requires open-ai to be jailed
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You need to think in Republican. Corporations are people up to the moment they commit a crime, at which point they are not people.
Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
Wasn’t that interested before but it does give it a certain allure now to be sure.
DiagnosedADHD@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t think he understands how open source works…
workerONE@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ll download it twice
johsny@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m downloading it right now.
thisphuckinguy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Made the switch to DeepSeek fo’ life.
CkrnkFrnchMn@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Hehe…that shit makes me laugh