Confession of Sam Altman; Fear of China was the reason for the release of open -ended models of Openai

Openai has released two new Language Models for the first time since year 2, after the launch of the Gpt-2 model. Now, CEO Sam Altman has announced the main reason for the decision: geopolitical competition and concern over the dominance of Chinese open source models over the world.

Altman announced at a news conference to CNBC that the emergence of powerful open source models by China was the main factor in the launch of GPT-SSS openings. “It was clear that if we didn’t, the world would have been largely based on Chinese open source models,” he said. This was a decisive factor in our decision. “It was not the only factor, but it had a huge role.” Dip -Sick’s launching models have made a lot of noise in the world, and Poison Altman is likely to refer to these models.

The confession suggests that the Openai decision beyond a technical move has been a strategic action against China’s increasing influence in the field of artificial intelligence. “We are excited to build a democratic intelligence stack built in the United States, based on democratic values and available to everyone,” Altman described the move in line with the Openai mission to “ensure comprehensive artificial intelligence is for the benefit of all humanity.”

Sam Altman’s comments on the launch of OpenAi openings

The two new Openai models, released on August 1, are Gpt -SS-20B (designed for powerful computers) and GPT -S-20B (applicable to most desktop computers and laptops). Unlike closed models such as the Gpt-4 and GPT-5 users, users can execute these open source models in a local way and customize for their needs.

Early on, after the Chinese startup Deepseek surprised the world with its powerful and powerful model, Altman said in a Reddit questioning: “I personally think we were in the wrong side of history and we have to find a different open source strategy.” Now it seems that that different strategy is finally formed; A strategy in which Openai, along with other companies such as Meta, seeks to lead the Western Scholarship Ecosystem against its eastern rivals.