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## Databricks Co-founder: Open Source AI is US’s Edge Against China

Matei Zaharia, co-founder of Databricks, has asserted that the United States must fully embrace an open-source strategy for artificial intelligence development if it intends to outperform China in the global AI race.

Zaharia argues that the collaborative and community-driven nature of open source fosters unparalleled speed in innovation and wider adoption of cutting-edge technologies. While China’s AI initiatives often lean towards centralized, state-controlled development, a robust open-source ecosystem in the US could democratize access to powerful AI tools, accelerate research, and leverage a global pool of talent.

This approach, he suggests, would allow the US to iterate faster, build more resilient systems, and ensure broader participation across various sectors, ultimately providing a significant competitive advantage in a domain critical for future economic and national security.