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DeepSeek is banned for use by employees and contractors of US civilian agencies by Homeland Security. OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock tells Computing that the ban was a significant setback for US technology companies, including Nvidia and Microsoft, which had backed an open letter on 24 July urging the government not to introduce restrictions on open […]

CEO of OpenUK, Amanda Brock tells The New Stack that the Open Secure AI Alliance needs a more global and geographically-inclusive approach, stressing that it must also engage the wider open source ecosystem of individuals and innovators building AI infrastructure.

CEO of OpenUK, Amanda Brock tells The Register that the open letter from 25 tech companies offers US policymakers wise counsel on open weight AI, stressing that security risks are best managed openly, transparently and collaboratively.

CEO of OpenUK, Amanda Brock tells Computing that the US’s AI strategy has shifted into turmoil as China’s open models catch up with proprietary US frontier models, warning that this could drive more users towards China’s open source ecosystem.

CEO of OpenUK, Amanda Brock urges UK policymakers to back a UK-based foundation for open source projects, akin to the US’s Linux Foundation, in this Computer Weekly report on OpenUK’s AI Openness report.

CEO of OpenUK, @Amanda Brock tells ITPro that the industry is still grappling with AI as a novel force and different projects are handling it in different ways.