Latest open artifacts (#25): DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, American-made models, and new regulatory controls in the US & China
Western open models strike back
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is a new model released by deepseek-ai that has garnered significant attention for its performance at a relatively low cost. This model is notable for supporting image inputs and is released under the MIT license, which is a departure from the more exclusive licenses that have been common in the AI industry.
The model's size, 552B-A16B, is larger than the previous release and includes image input capabilities, making it a significant upgrade in terms of functionality. DeepSeek's release of this model follows controversial regulatory actions taken by both U.S. and Chinese governments, which aim to control open-weight AI models. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an order restricting DeepSeek and its models from participating in federal civilian procurement.
Similarly, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has proposed a policy requiring pre-approval for frontier AI models and other technologies before they can be shared internationally. Despite these regulatory actions, deepseek-ai is making a push to establish a domestic ecosystem for open-weight models, which could benefit from the higher efficiency of their internal inference stack, DeepInfer.
This release is seen as one of the major open-source AI artifacts in recent months, contributing to a growing ecosystem of accessible and efficient AI models.
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