Closed models aren’t inherently safer. As AI capabilities outpace governance, nations must cooperate to manage growing risks
3-MIN READ3-MINWei WeiWei Wei is the former chief correspondent of the Eurasian bureau of China Central Television, based on Moscow, covering events in the states of the former Soviet Union. Published: 4:30pm, 28 Jul 2026An American company found itself under attack by American artificial intelligence systems. Its unlikely rescuer was a Chinese AI model.
It sounds like a Hollywood science fiction film. It’s not.
Whether this is a historical turning point remains to be seen. But it raises an important question. The greatest challenge in AI may no longer be who builds the most powerful models, but who builds the most effective system to govern them.
