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TSMC will open a chip design center in Germany. It will not be enough to avoid the failure of Europe

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Just a few hours ago Paul de Bot, the president of the European subsidiary of TSMC, has announced that your company will build a semiconductor design center in Munich (Germany). This installation will be ready in a record time: During the third quarter of 2025. In fact, this Taiwanese integrated circuit manufacturer, The Major on the Planettrust that this installation starts its operations in just three months. The construction and tuning of a avant -garde chips factory requires investing at least four years in these processes before starting large -scale production, but the installation that TSMC will be tuned is not a factory: it is a design center. This is the reason why it is credible that may be ready in just three months. In fact, as its purpose is not to manufacture semiconductors does not need Nor lithography equipment No wafering processing machines. Paul de Bot has confirmed That this center will be dedicated to helping European customers from TSMC to design integrated high density, high performance and high efficiency circuits. These chips can be used by automobile industries, telecommunications or artificial intelligence (AI), among others. However, this project runs in parallel to the semiconductor production plant that TSMC is already building in Dresde (Germany). This factory is underway, but presumably will not start the operation until the end of 2027. This integrated circuit design center does nothing for Europe The arrival in Germany of this TSMC installation is good news, there is no doubt about that. However, his contribution to the aspirations of the old continent in the matter of chips production is irrelevant. On February 8, 2022 Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, announced that Europe wants to be a fundamental actor in The semiconductor industryand the first step to achieve this requires manufacturing 20% ​​of the planet chips in 2030. The new TSMC Chips Design Center will not produce semiconductors, so it will not quantitatively contribute to European aspirations It is evident that in the delicate current geopolitical situation Europe needs to be ambitious if it wants to increase its relevance in the semiconductor industry. Have ASML and Intel, Globalfoundries and TSMC facilities within its borders plays in its favor. However, The speech of European leaders It seems to be focused on quantity, and is not enough. The quality understood as the capacity of a chip to deliver added value is also fundamental. The new integrated circuit design center of TSMC presumably will deliver value to European companies, but, as we have seen, it will not produce semiconductors, so it will not quantitatively contribute to the aspirations of the old continent. It is better to have it than not to have it, there is no doubt about that, but its role in the objective of which we have spoken two paragraphs above will be inconsequential. In fact, it is very unlikely that Europe achieves its purpose. We do not say it, although we share it; The European Court of Accounts holds itwhich is nothing other than “the financial guardian” of the European Union. In The report that published At the end of last April he defends that the objective of achieving a fee of 20% in the world market for integrated circuits in 2030 It seems unattainable Because Europe is very far from the rhythm of production necessary to fill its ambitions. To achieve this production capacity, it would have to be four times higher in less than five years and is far from achieving those figures at the current development speed. Image | TSMC More information | Digitimes Asia | SCMP In Xataka | We already know what the chips that will arrive until 2039 will be. The machine that will manufacture them is close

The relays are turning the plan into an open war

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Installing a relay seems easy. Until it is. In this new installment of ‘Domotize or die in the attempt‘, Ana Boria faces one of the key steps of the connected home: Convert traditional switches into manageable devices from the mobile. It seems a simple technical step, but it is enough to see the video to understand that things are not so simple. “New relay, allegedly well installed,” Ana starts. What follows are tests, errors, stairs and an application that keeps the settings … if you insist enough. Because sometimes it is not enough to do well: you have to keep “five times” and go through several menus so that the changes are applied. Lost hours for a design failure that would end up despairing anyone. While Ana Lidia with the installation, the opinions of her co -workers are divided. Mario has it very clear: “Ana Boria, You are looking at the RAE Success and your name comes out“But Ana’s boss is not so convinced:” Too head and persistent has been. “ And, in between, Alex, his partner, who enters the scene when things are complicated at all. There is a scene that summarizes everything: “If there are flames, you let me know,” he says just after making changes in the electrical panel. There are no surreal moments. Relays that do not fit on the switches. “Cosos Naranjitas” that seemed good idea, But they can no longer be returned (Spoiler: They bought them solely). Attempts to put everything as it is. Tests that lengthen more than the account and end phrases like “I have gone to goat.” Self -imposed zancadillas and an installation that, at this rhythm, goes for many more days than expected. Are there relars to install? Yes. How long does it take in each? It depends on the day, humor and whether the application wants to collaborate. ¿And the smart lock? ‘Domotize or die in the attempt’ is a reflection of what many of us could live if we aspire to achieve the same results as Ana. How is this story moving forward? Find out in our video. Images | Xataka In Xataka | There is a new fever among ultra -ups: fed up with technology, they want houses as “dumb” as possible

Freepik has just launched an Open Source model with a groundbreaking characteristic: licensed images

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The Spanish Startup Freepik is already one of the absolute referents in the segment of artificial intelligence, but its last launch is especially significant. It is a new model of its own generative called F lite which is a new blow to the table for several reasons, but especially for an especially striking. Licensed images. Freepik, in collaboration with Fal.AI, has presented F lite, a model of generative text in image that stands out especially for being trained “exclusively with high quality images, with legal support and copyright protected” thanks to an important detail. They come from the Freepik library. Inspired (partly) in Deepseek. In Xataka we have talked to Omar Pera (@ompemi), Product responsible in Freepik. He has explained to us how the Deepseek Chinese model served as inspiration by demonstrating that it was possible to create a small but very capable model with much less resources and data. F lite is trained with “only 80 million images, compared to more than one billion usual images” in models of the generative images of the competition. Open Source. As explained in the technical report that accompanies the launch, F Lite is also An Open Source model of 10 million parameters-diminuto if we compare it with the 1.76 trillion estimated GPT-4-which has been trained for two months in 64 GPUS NVIDIA H100. A sample of the result obtained with F lite via Fal.AI. The car does not resemble Renault 5, true, but at least at the level of photorealism the result is really decent. Small but solvent. As explained Iván de Prado (@ivanprado), one of the top people responsible for its development, F lite is a decent model to generate certain types of images despite its small size. It also has its limitations, and can show anatomical defects or not give good results in complex or text rendering. The model is available in two versions in Hugging Face (regular, Texture) and in Fal (regular, Texture). It is also possible Download the github and use it at home, for example via comfyui. Is just the beginning. The launch of this model raises the beginning of an especially striking project that could gradually make it an alternative that rival the most ambitious models, but always supported by that argument of being trained with licensed images and being Open Source. More options for users. The model is not part of the moment of the offer of models available on the Freepik web platform, yes, and does not compete directly with models such as FluxMystic or image 3. “The bet and strategy does not change,” Pear pointed out, and consists in “optimizing the user offer and offering the best technology to solve the problem” and the need of each user. Demands everywhere. We have been seeing how artificial intelligence companies make indiscriminate use of content protected by copyright to train their models. They usually do it without a license and without having permission to use those works, and that has caused numerous Copyright rape demands, especially in cases Like OpenAi. Freepik Enterprise. This announcement comes almost at the same time as its new business offer, called Freepik Enterprise. Omar Pera confirmed that the initial reception of F Lite has been remarkable since this new service. In this area it is precisely where using a model like this is especially interesting, because “companies are covered” when using a model trained with licensed images. A by adobe and other rivals. Pera also pointed us out in Freepik They do not compete With images, “we are going for professional use cases of marketing or design.” They are not compared to a Getty or a Shuttersock, and more “with the creative tools of Adobe, with Leonardo (part of Canva from a year ago) or with the professional services of Midjourney. “ Image | Freepik In Xataka | All the great AI have ignored the laws of Copyright. The amazing thing is that there is still no consequences

The Benidorm of North Korea is about to open. Your problem is how to fill the crazy number of rooms

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In October 2024 confirmed the plan that had Pyonyang in hands. Benidorm is only one, but if tourism has become the Economic engine Of so many nations, they did not want to stay in the saga. Thus, North Korea announced that the ambitious project to turn Wonsan into a kind of Benidorm to the Korean There was a stern wind. The idea is now about to become a reality, it is called Wonsan-Kalma, and the number of rooms has gone hand in hand. An unparalleled resort. As we have gone countingKim Jong’s ambitious tourism project on the Kalma Peninsula, on the east coast of North Korea, seeks to position itself as one of the world’s greatest holiday complexes. A fact exposes the intentions: it has an estimated capacity between 7,000 and 20,000 rooms. Conceived as a tourist city from scratch, the resort Wonsan Kalma is described by analysts as the most huge tourism project ever driven by the regime. Announced Back in 2014the complex suffered multiple delays attributable to international sanctions and then at the closure of borders during the pandemic. However, its opening is already planned for June, and the regime has rehearsed a shy reopening to international tourism, although the economic viability of the resort remains deeply uncertain. Tourism as a strategy. Kim conceives the resort not only as a source of income in foreign currency, but as showcase of power and the modernity of your regime. However, the attractiveness of the enclave is in question: experts like Bruce W. Bennett and Marcus Noland They explained this week The doubts that foreign visitors attract in sufficient quantity to justify their huge investment. The logical basis of the project, which presumably aspired to capture South Korean tourists for its proximity and purchasing power, collides with the diplomatic impossibility of allowing them to enter. Meanwhile, and as We explain weeks agoRussian agencies have begun Offer tour packets for Citizens of Vladivostokbut even there the enthusiasm is doubtful. Russian travelers, According to the operators themselvesThey continue to prefer traditional destinations such as Thailand or Dubai. Oasis restricted to internal consumption. Thus, another plausible strategy of the regime would be to take advantage of the resort as an internal control and reward mechanism. They counted in Insider that the facilities could be used as an incentive for loyal citizens or exemplary workers, and the complex is designed with areas reserved for presidential delegations and suites. The problem? As Bennett points outaccess will be rigorously segregated, mainly to prevent North Korean citizens from entering foreign visitors. This structure reinforces the propaganda nature of the resort that, a priori, would serve more as a political showcase than as a real tourism center (something similar To “little manhattan” They raised recently). Structural limitations. Despite the monumental effort, the project drags many of the endemic problems of the regime. The Lack of experience North Korean in the hotel industry and the rigid state censorship are important obstacles to offer a credible tourist experience. In addition, recent history of the Ryugyong Hotel (That unfinished skyscraper for decades and symbol of North Korean failed excess) remains a latent warning. Plus: Kim’s fear of the free flow of information is incompatible with the logic of contemporary tourism. Therefore, although it is seen of modernity and luxury, it is likely to end up being Another monumental decorationwithout sufficient and useful tourists only as a propaganda tool. There is several examples similar A “diplomatic” letter. If you want, in parallel, the complex can be seen as a piece on the diplomatic board. In 2018, Trump had suggested Kim towill help your “big beaches” For economic development, and it is not ruled out that the resort is used precisely as a symbolic gesture in future negotiations, especially if Pyongyang seeks recognition as a nuclear power. Remember that the nation already has made “resort” For Russian soldiers. In that context, Kalma can always fluctuate, like promise or threat: It can be used to show openness or reinforce the cult of the leader. If so, Kim Jong Un, determined to differentiate himself from his predecessors, could see in “his Benidorm” not only a tourist destination, but a political statement to the world. Image | Diego Delso, Clay Gilliland In Xataka | Kalma is the first real effort of North Korea to become a holiday place. For now only for Russians In Xataka | North Korea has revealed a small manhattan of 10,000 apartments. The problem is what is behind the facade

Chernobil’s shield is still open and there is no money to close it

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When on April 26, 1986 produced an explosion In reactor 4 of the Chernobil nuclear plant, no one could imagine the impact it was going to have. In a short time it became the worst nuclear accident in history. Today, almost 40 years later, the fateful area is in danger again. The impenetrable shield that had contained the radiation so far has not been able to with an unforeseen: the arrival of a war. The attack of a drone. We have gone counting Since the events happened. A Russian drone Shahed Iranian manufacturing and relatively low cost (between $ 50,000 and $ 100,000) caused damage For dozens of millions in the confinement structure of the Chernobil nuclear power plant, according to the first technical and official estimates. The attack, occurred in the early hours of February 14, 2025, drilled the roof exterior of the call New safe confinement (NSC), a structure 1.5 billion euros Designed to encapsulate the unstable Soviet sarcophagus that covers the number four reactor, destroyed in the nuclear disaster. Although an immediate increase in radiation was not detected, the damage seriously compromises the integrity of the enclosure: in addition to the hole, the impact caused a persistent fire in the inner lining that required more than two weeks To be controlled and the drilling of 200 additional holes to quell it with water. A technical challenge. The situation has exposed the Corrosion structurethe filtration of rain and the possible future release of radioactive dust, which raises not only technical challenges, but also financial and diplomatic. Experts such as the American engineer Eric Schmieman, who worked in the design of the NSC for fifteen years, have warned that a complete repair may require not only tens, but also hundreds of millions of dollarsin addition to several years of work, in a highly radioactive environment that complicates the work due to the exposure limits of workers. A temporary solution will consist of provisionally sealing the opening, but repairing the structure could even imply even displace the shelter again Throughout the rails on which it was built, a monumental effort only feasible in peacetime. The complexity of the operation is aggravated by the damage to critical areas of the enclosure, including proximity to the area of ​​remote cranes that were used to dismantle the internal structure and remove nuclear waste. The New Safe Confinement now damaged A disproportionate cost to divide. The economic impact of the attack It is disproportionate In relation to the cost of the drone used, which underlines the vulnerability of critical infrastructure against low -cost weapons. There are more, since the financial responsibility of the arrangement will be expected to be In Western governmentssince the International Emergency Fund of the European Reconstruction and Development Bank (BERD), endowed with only 25 million euros, is clearly insufficient. Ukraine and Berd herself have requested a significant expansion of the resources to address both the repair and the long -term challenges of the dismantling of the nuclear complex. We remember that the NSC was originally funded by 26 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France, Turkey and even Russia, which adds a layer of irony to the attack, since Moscow itself helped to pay for the structure it has now damaged. War, propaganda and “nuclear terror.” Russia at first denied his responsibility, blaming the Kyiv government and qualifying the provocation attack, but the Ukrainian authorities, after tracking the trajectory of the drone, concluded that it was about An intentional attack perpetrated by Russian forces, with possible implications as a war crime. Activists such as Shaun Burnie, by Greenpeace Ukraine, consider that this act is part of a “Nuclear Terror” campaign Deliberate by the Kremlin against Ukraine and Europe, designed to generate prolonged fear and insecurity. The attack also involves a setback to the schedule of Expected dismantling for the original sarcophagus, which should be completed within the life period of life of HUNDRED NSC YEARS. No doubt, without repairs, that horizon is now uncertain, and environmental risk, although contained for now, could be aggravated over time. Chernobyl and the geopolitical board. It is the last of the legs to be analyzed after the incident. The location of Chernobylonly eleven kilometers from the border with Belarus (ally Moscow strategic) and its past as an area occupied by Russian forces in 2022, underlines the exposure of the site in the context of war. Since then, the complex has become Restricted military zonewhich limits the possibilities of direct international intervention and has forced both Russian and Ukrainian troops to carry out fortifications on contaminated land. Meanwhile, radioactive waste buried under the installation continues to represent A silent threatencapsulated under a structure whose vulnerability has now been exposed not only for the passage of time, but by modern war. What was once a monument to global cooperation to contain a catastrophe of the past, has become, again, a symbol of the fragility of the international order against armed conflict and geopolitical negligence. Image | IAEA IMEBANK, Adam Jones In Xataka | A Russian drone has opened one of the greatest engineering works. The problem: it was the sarcophagus of Chernobil reactor 4 In Xataka | Europe built a shield to contain chernobil radiation. A Russian drone pierced him, and since then he is open

Latin millionaires set their residence in Madrid. Private bench has begun to open branches only for them

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All cities of a certain size have certain neighborhoods in which the Density of wealthy people exceeds the average. In the case of Madrid that neighborhood has traditionally been the Salamanca neighborhood, and the type of housing that, by surface and qualities, in it, in it, is witnessing it, in it It has been built. That real estate valuehe has turned the central Madrid neighborhood into the new destination for the Latin American millionairesto those who do not tremble their pulse for Pay up to 13,000 the square meter for a second residence on this side of the Atlantic. Before the rise of these new neighbors in the neighborhood, the response of the bank has not been waiting. BBVA has announced The opening of a new exclusive office on Goya Street in Madrid only for Latin Millionaires. The requirements for you to meet: a minimum capital of 500,000 euros and economic interests on both sides of the ocean. The Spain of the two benches While in the rest of Spain the banks close physical branches (only in 2024, the Santander announced the closure of 200 offices) and mails must take care of giving coverage of Effective to Spain emptiedin the Wealthy neighborhoods in Madrid The trend is just the opposite. Financial entities have identified the potential of this capital flow and have opted to open specialized offices, such as the new BBVA private bank branch in the heart of the Salamanca neighborhood. Where if not. This office, the first of its kind in Spain, is designed exclusively to serve Latin American clients with high assets. As I pointed out The Economic newspaper Fifodiesthe branch manages a base of 583 clients, whose joint assets amounts to 440 million euros. The objective of this new “luxury” branch is to offer a personalized service to those who have investments and assets On both sides of the Atlanticfacilitating the management of its wealth in a global and coordinated way by focusing on both European and Latin Americans. To access this private banking service, customers must have a minimum financial assets of 500,000 euros. In addition, there are differentiated services for those who have between 500,000 and two million euros, and for ultra -ups with more than 10 million. At the global level, the BBVA Private Banking Division manages assets valued at about 140,000 million euros. The best bankers: yes, those of Madrid At the Goya BBVA Private Banking Office, he serves a team of five bankers specialized in managing assets in Mexico, Colombia or Peru markets. Each of these bankers makes periodic trips to their assigned country to maintain direct contact with customers and understand their specific needs. That is to say, They are the ones who queue To talk to your customers. Karma. According to statements by Fernando Ruiz, director of private banking of the entity in Spain, published in InvertiaThe average international client profile that is attended from this branch has an average heritage of 800,000 euros. By nationalities, 50% are Colombians; 30% Mexicans and the remaining 20% ​​are Peruvians. Beyond traditional financial management, BBVA offers a range of extrafinancial services specifically designed for this high purchasing power client profile. Do not think about the latest generation televisions, televisions or mobiles. As confirmed by the bankers themselves Fifodieswe talk about exclusive experiences, such as entries for Real Madrid parties or the mutual Open Madrid, private visits to museums such as Prado and Thyssen, and training courses on the transmission of family heritage. Although this personalized attention model is anecdotal in Spain, it already works successfully in enclaves with High concentration of millionaire populationlike Zurich and Miami. If the Salamanca neighborhood office works, perhaps this model could extend to Other areas of Spain who also host great Latin American fortunes, such as Galicia, Barcelona or the Costa del Sol. In Xataka | If you have money, you have nationality: how the billionaires have fond of “gold passports” Image | BBVA, UNSPLASH (Jorge Fernández Salas)

The detail that improves your car since you open the door

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Surely on some occasion you have opened the car door at night and you have stumbled upon something because you did not see it well, or even put your foot in a puddle. This is something you can easily avoid with some LED lights for vehicle openinga very economical gadget that you can get in Aliexpress and that it will be much more useful than you imagine at first. LED light for opening vehicles * Some price may have changed from the last review With this little gadget, open the door of your car will be much more practical Surely, on more than one occasion, when you get off the car you have encountered a treacherous curba Unexpected pond or simply with the darkness of the night playing against you. With this device, you will have light right at the time you need it most. Are LED lights For the opening of vehicles are that small detail that makes the difference. HE automatically activate when you open the door And they emit a clear and striking light – in the color you choose -, which not only allows you to see the environment better, but also alert other conductors or pedestrians of your presence. Without a doubt, a security plus for your journeys. Its compact size and Water resistance They make them ideal for any type of climate, since they perfectly support the rain. In addition, its installation is fast and simple: you do not need tools, just place them with the adhesive pull included. They will be perfectly integrated and discreet at the door of your car. And, as if that were not enough, they also give him a Modern and totally personalized touch To you vehicle. This gadget not only improves functionality, but also contributes style. It can be said, therefore, that it is one of those accessories that you did not know that you needed … until it tried it. Other gadget for your vehicle that may interest you MSXTTLY CARPLAY ANDROID AUTO SMT-AC01 Wireless Adapter * Some price may have changed from the last review MIRECASE MOBIL SUPPORT CAR (powerful suction cup) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Evary In Xataka | Android Auto or Apple CarPlay Wireless: What you need to connect your mobile phone to your car without cables In Xataka | Best iPhone. Which to buy and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality price

There is an open source alternative to Notion and Google Docs. And its value is where you store your data

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France and Germany have joined strength to create something uninpected: Docscollaborative and open source software that seeks to reduce dependence on US services. And incidentally, guarantee the control of sensitive information. Why is it important. For European public companies and administrations, maintaining sensitive data away from American servants is not only an economic issue, but a strategic priority. US legislation allows its authorities to access data stored by national companies, even if servers are physically in Europe. This involves a problem for confidential government information, sensitive documents or personal data protected by GDPR. In addition, European governments want to reduce the dependence of this type of platforms. In detail. Docs is not just a service highly similar to others that already exist, such as Notion either Google Docsbut it incorporates functions specifically designed to adapt to the requirements of public institutions. The project is part of ‘The numerique suite‘, an initiative that also includes vision, an alternative to Zoom or Google Meet. The platform allows: Real -time collaborative edition with offline support. Export in several formats (.odt, .doc, .pdf). Granular access control to guarantee security. Customizable templates for official documents. Functions of AI to generate, summarize, correct and translate content. The code It is available in github under MIT license, which allows not only its free use, but also its adaptation by companies that want to offer services based on it. And now what. The adoption of docs and other similar tools will depend on the level of institutional support and the creation of viable ecosystems around these technologies. If success will not only depend on its technical quality, but on the distribution, on the ease of implementation or integration with existing systems. Outstanding image | Suite Numérique, Xataka In Xataka | The notion template business: an ocean of black and white avatars

bet on the Open Source

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China with the Open Source models It is a zasca throughout the mouth For the unbelievations. It didn’t seem logical that the Asian giant Take it like this With the development of artificial intelligence systems open and available for all audiencesbut the truth is that in recent months the country has given a unique lesson the world. He has good reasons for this. Above all, taking into account that its great rival, the USA, has adopted a totally opposite position. Except in outstanding exceptions as a goal with flame “That the Chinese models probably inspired,” the large technology companies and startups that try to win the AI ​​race do so with a closed and owner approach. Ours is ours: You can use it, but we are not going to tell you (much) how they work, they seem to tell us. But in recent weeks China has not stopped demonstrating that another way of doing things is possible. And do them well. Alibaba, Baidu or Tencent have been flooding the market for some time with the Open Source models, Something simply unusual in a country known for its secrecy and its obsession with control. Until the appearance of Deepseek Everything seemed to follow the expected script in the war between the US and China. The first did not stop imposing vetoes and zancadillas on the Chinese technology industry. Nothing to export advanced chips of AI or to suggest the secrets of our technology. China was expected to come with secret, closed and owner developments, but the Deepseek moment marked a turning point. Or two. The first, demonstrating that China was already at a very high level in AI. The second, by betting on an Open Source approach and invited the world to try Deepseek freely and learn from it. Since then they have not stopped appearing from China that they presume to have greater performance than Deepseek R1 and that of course make it clear that in China there is an entire internal war to lead this segment. Qwen 2.5 Max (Alibaba), Doubou 1.5 Pro (Bytedance), Ernie 4.5 (Baidu), Hunyuan Turbo s (Tencent) or Kimi K1.5 (MoNshot AI) are some recent examples of that frantic movement, but again the really surprising thing is the open approach of many of these models. And as they point out In Financial Times“business and geopolitics, Generosity rarely lacks strategy“That China is opening its AI models has its reason for being, and that is precisely to attract talent to strengthen its models and thus be able to win that career. In China they are managing the US sanctions decentralizing their development and managing to capture the interest of developers around the world to study these models and improve them. In fact, that overall opening of Chinese models suddenly makes vetoes to use Nvidia advanced chips are no longer so effective. It is true that in China they will not be able to use them, but Western countries with access to these chips can train and refine models based on Chinese Open Source models, which also serves as a way of avoiding sanctions. It is a “no matter that you do not let us train our models with the best Nvidia chips: others will do it outside China.” The strategy seems to be working. The interest and popularity of Chinese models is growing, but it is also their quality and benefits is already at the level of the best closed openai, Anthropic or Google models. And if there are open models with the same performance as chatgpt or Claude or Gemini, but they are source and free, cheaper or cheaper, Why use payment alternatives? In many cases the answer will be overwhelming: not at all. Of course, the Chinese bet has its risks. Foreign companies may end up taking advantage of Chinese advances to launch their own models that are superior or that fit other markets. Perplexity, for example, has created R1 1776an Open Source version of Deepseek R1 that annuls censorship and biases imposed by some Chinese models – they don’t answer you if you ask about the events of Tiananmen’s Square. It is something that the Beijing government probably did not like it, but it was inevitable. And despite this, China is achieving what it pursued. And the solution was not to close the world more, but, curiously, open to the Open Source philosophy. Who would have said it. In Xataka | Deepseek has become the Fashion company of the AI. Unlike the rest, he refuses to accept external investment

Alibaba has new Open Source to generate videos. The problem is that it is being used to generate pornographic deepfakes

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Last week Alibaba launched Wanx 2.1a new AI model for video generation that competes with others such as Sorafrom OpenAi, or I see 2from Google. The tool ended up becoming 24 hours later the person responsible for dozens of pornographic videos They will be published on the Internet. Wanx 2.1 is also an Open Source model whose code It is available in github. Very soon users fond of pornographic content and who also possessed the appropriate technical knowledge took advantage of that fair model for that: to generate porn videos. They told it in 404 averagewhere they indicated how in communities dedicated to producing and sharing pornographic deepfakes without the consent of the people represented, the users were “salivating” because of the advanced Alibaba model. Some of those videos were shared in Civitai, A platform in which users share images and videos generated with AI tools, but in which such images are also bought and sold. The statistics that we can find in the pages of the AI ​​models used to create those images and video show how These models have already been downloaded hundreds of times by users. There are already dozens of pornographic videos created with WAN 2.1, indicate in 404 average. In Civitai, users are allowed to share AI models, but unseeled pornographic content is not allowed. That does not prevent users from discharging the models and use them to produce these models themselves, they affirm in this medium. The problem is once again the use of tools that, of course, allow perfectly appropriate and spectacular videos, but can also be used for uses such as these. We already saw how this type of Deepfakes They can become very profitableand the advance of these tools makes it difficult to control this type of content. In Xataka | In South Korea, Deepfake Porn has become a nightmare. Your solution: three years in jail for those who see it

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