The obstacle posed to America by China's DeepSeek synthetic intelligence (AI) system is profound, calling into concern the US' overall approach to confronting China. DeepSeek uses ingenious solutions beginning with an initial position of weak point.

America believed that by monopolizing the usage and development of sophisticated microchips, it would permanently cripple China's technological improvement. In reality, it did not happen. The innovative and resourceful Chinese found engineering workarounds to bypass American barriers.

It set a precedent and something to consider. It could happen every time with any technology