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Latest open artifacts (#25): DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, American-made models, and new regulatory controls in the US & China

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Briefings

This briefing reports on the acceleration of open-weight AI regulation in the US and China, highlighting DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 as a key artifact. The US Department of Homeland Security restricted DeepSeek from federal procurement, while Chinese regulators proposed pre-approval for frontier models. DeepSeek also released DeepInfer, an efficient inference stack with high token margins. Other notable artifacts include Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.6-Pro-RL and NVIDIA's Nemotron-3.5-Super-VL-120B-A12B-NVFP4.

Key points

• The US Department of Homeland Security issued an order restricting DeepSeek from being a vendor in federal civilian procurement, affecting its models and technology platform.
• DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is a 552B-A16B model with a 1017 token size that supports image inputs and carries the MIT license, representing a significant open-source artifact.

Context

Geopolitical tensions over open-weight AI are intensifying, with US and Chinese governments positioning themselves for regulatory controls. This finding matters as it highlights the emerging landscape where open models face potential restrictions, influencing the development of domestic open model ecosystems.

Limitations

The evidence covers US and Chinese regulatory actions and specific model artifacts but lacks data on global adoption rates, long-term impact on AI development, or the full scope of future regulatory frameworks.

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