DeepSeek Researcher Sparks US-China AI Divide: what are the key facts?

DeepSeek researcher Liu Shengyu stated that Anthropic's monopoly on AI would lead to extreme social polarization.

DeepSeek Researcher Sparks US-China AI Divide: what are the key facts?

Liu predicted that within six months, AI-generated kernel code will surpass the level of human experts.

DeepSeek Researcher Sparks US-China AI Divide: what are the key facts?

He advocates using open-source, low-cost models to counter closed-source giants and prevent the concentration of technical resources.

DeepSeek Researcher Sparks US-China AI Divide: what are the key facts?

The Chinese tech community largely supports his views, criticizing US firms' motives as anti-China ideology.

Physix Frontier · News Briefing Card (enbrief · Sep 19, 2026)

DeepSeek Researcher Sparks US-China AI Divide

KEY FACTS

DeepSeek researcher Liu Shengyu stated that Anthropic's monopoly on AI would lead to extreme social polarization.
Liu predicted that within six months, AI-generated kernel code will surpass the level of human experts.
He advocates using open-source, low-cost models to counter closed-source giants and prevent the concentration of technical resources.
The Chinese tech community largely supports his views, criticizing US firms' motives as anti-China ideology.

PHYSIX OBSERVATION

This marks a shift in US-China AI competition from mere technical parameter comparison to a zero-sum game of values and geopolitics. Chinese developers no longer view their American counterparts solely as competitors but define them as hegemonic forces obstructing 'inclusive intelligence.' This entrenched perception will accelerate the fragmentation of the global AI ecosystem, infusing the open-source versus closed-source debate with more nationalist sentiment and sharply compressing space for cross-border technical collaboration.

Source: enbrief original report ↗