A world-famous (and not-to-be-named-here) German film director appeared with AI developer and entrepreneur Daniel Ritchie at the Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group's Legal AI meeting on February 25th in Boulder.
Ritchie led a discussion about open-source AI models, focusing on just how frequently what’s called “open source” by various companies actually does not meet the high bar of how most experts define the term. Ritchie also spoke of the significance and likely ramifications of January’s arrival of DeepSeek R1, the inexpensive – and surprisingly impressive – China-based AI model.
R1 continues to evoke strong – and differing – global reactions. Many experts have called its emergence a “Sputnik moment” in the world of AI. Nearly a month ago, Ritchie shared his thoughts on “Why China's latest AI move matters – and why it may not” in Colorado AI News.
The filmmaker from Munich – who, frankly, was somewhat robotic – highlighted how data-gathering that can take place in an informal environment can instantly transmit our personal information across the globe to numerous, unknown organizations – all without either our awareness or consent.
Ritchie, along with Trevor Uptain and Christian Robins, will be speaking at RMAIIG’s March 12 meeting on “AI Voice Technology and Innovation.”
