Today’s Cache | OpenAI alleges Chinese AI distillation; Meta settles Trump lawsuit; Tech CEOs defend AI spending after DeepSeek
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Today’s Cache | OpenAI alleges Chinese AI distillation; Meta settles Trump lawsuit; Tech CEOs defend AI spending after DeepSeek

The Hindu  

OpenAI alleges Chinese AI distillation ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has alleged that China-based companies are distilling the models of U.S.-based AI companies, stressing that it would work closely with the U.S. government to protect its technology from foreign rivals. The statement comes as China-based DeepSeek’s AI model R1 triggered both euphoria and alarm as the model, reportedly produced at a far lower cost than OpenAI’s o1, came close to its level across several benchmarks. David Sacks, who is Trump’s “AI czar,” also claimed that there was evidence to the effect that DeepSeek copied tech or “distilled” knowledge out of OpenAI’s models. Meta settles Trump lawsuit Meta will settle the lawsuit filed against it by now-U.S. President Donald Trump after the social media company suspended Trump from its platform, following the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots. Tech CEOs defend AI spending after DeepSeek Big Tech leaders such as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have defended their companies’ spending on AI development.

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Investors want a piece of DeepSeek. Its founder says not now.
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Investors want a piece of DeepSeek. Its founder says not now.

Live Mint  

The founder of Chinese artificial-intelligence star DeepSeek has rejected proposals to make quick money from his programs, telling prospective investors that he wants to keep the science-project ethos that brought him global renown. Other internet companies are using the free DeepSeek code to drive their own businesses.Yet founder Liang Wenfeng has told associates he isn’t in a hurry to get …

Meta in talks for $200 billion AI data centre project: Report
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Meta in talks for $200 billion AI data centre project: Report

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms is in discussions to construct a new data center campus for its artificial intelligence projects, with potential costs exceeding $200 billion, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Meta executives have informed data center developers that the company is considering building the campus in states including Louisiana, Wyoming or Texas, with senior leaders having …

Satya Nadella highlights ‘phenomenal’ use of AI in Baramati, Elon Musk reacts
1 month ago

Satya Nadella highlights ‘phenomenal’ use of AI in Baramati, Elon Musk reacts

Live Mint  

Satya Nadella's Microsoft is at the forefront of AI technology, thanks to its partnership with OpenAI. One such case highlighted by Satya Nadella is the use of AI to increase the yield of a small farm in Baramati, Maharashtra. Sharing a video on X where he talked about the positive impact of AI, Satya Nadella said, “The one example that …

Chinese AI companies celebrate DeepSeek, shrug off global curbs
1 month ago

Chinese AI companies celebrate DeepSeek, shrug off global curbs

Raw Story  

by Jing Xuan TENG Chinese tech companies shrugged off foreign scrutiny of upstart chatbot maker DeepSeek, telling AFP on Friday they were confident the country's tech startups would make more gains in the global artificial intelligence race. "In the past few years, China has faced all sorts of restrictions from the U.S.," Sun Dasheng, an employee of AI server maker …

Meta plans investments into AI-driven humanoid robots, memo shows
1 month, 1 week ago

Meta plans investments into AI-driven humanoid robots, memo shows

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms is establishing a new division within its Reality Labs unit to develop AI-powered humanoid robots that can assist with physical tasks, according to an internal company memo viewed by Reuters on Friday. In the memo, Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth said the robotics product group would focus on research and development involving "consumer humanoid robots with a …

Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt urges open source AI models as DeepSeek looms
1 month, 1 week ago

Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt urges open source AI models as DeepSeek looms

The Hindu  

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt called for the development of open-source AI models, as U.S.-based AI firms reassess their model development plans following the entry of China’s DeepSeek R1, which was developed at a fraction of its rivals’ costs. Schmidt warned that unless action was taken, China would ultimately become an “open-source leader” while the rest of the world would …

AI feud: How Musk and Altman's partnership turned toxic
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1 month, 1 week ago

AI feud: How Musk and Altman's partnership turned toxic

Raw Story  

The feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has become one of the bitterest rivalries in business history, with the Tesla tycoon bidding to buy Altman's OpenAI in an apparent attempt to derail the ChatGPT maker's ascent to becoming one of the world's most important companies. The situation remained relatively quiet until November 2022, when OpenAI's release of ChatGPT created …

AI to get more expensive to build but significantly cheaper to use: Sam Altman
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AI to get more expensive to build but significantly cheaper to use: Sam Altman

Firstpost  

Altman explained that gains in AI performance still depend on substantial investments in training and infrastructure. However, he expects the cost for users to access AI services to drop by a factor of ten every year, which could drive widespread adoption Economically, Altman predicts that AGI will drive down the cost of many goods, although prices for luxury items and …

‘Swindler, Scam Altman’: Elon Musk after Sam Altman mocks his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Swindler, Scam Altman’: Elon Musk after Sam Altman mocks his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI

Hindustan Times  

A group of investors led by Elon Musk has offered to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI for nearly $100 billion, marking an escalation in the old clash between the Tesla chief and the artificial intelligence company he co-founded. With the unsolicited bid of $97.4 billion, Musk said he hopes to return OpenAI to being “the open-source, safety-focused force for …

Elon Musk’s USD 97 billion offer for OpenAI, rejected by Sam Altman
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s USD 97 billion offer for OpenAI, rejected by Sam Altman

India TV News  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has once again made headlines by offering USD 97 billion to buy OpenAI, the AI company he co-founded but later sued. However, CEO Sam Altman swiftly rejected the proposal, reportedly responding with a firm “No, thank you.” In a cheeky rebuttal, Altman took to Musk’s platform, X, and quipped, "No thanks, but we’d be willing to …

OpenAI co-founder Sutskever's SSI in talks to be valued at $20 billion: Report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI co-founder Sutskever's SSI in talks to be valued at $20 billion: Report

The Hindu  

Safe Superintelligence, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever last year, is in talks to raise funding at a valuation of at least $20 billion, four sources told Reuters. That would quadruple the company's $5 billion valuation from its last funding round in September, when it raised $1 billion from five investors including Sequoia Capital, …

Exclusive-OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s SSI in talks to be valued at $20 billion, sources say
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Exclusive-OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s SSI in talks to be valued at $20 billion, sources say

Live Mint  

By Kenrick Cai, Krystal Hu and Anna Tong - Safe Superintelligence, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever last year, is in talks to raise funding at a valuation of at least $20 billion, four sources told Reuters. That would quadruple the company's $5 billion valuation from its last funding round in September, when it …

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman critiques DeepSeek’s cost claims, says, ‘Some zeros missing!’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman critiques DeepSeek’s cost claims, says, ‘Some zeros missing!’

Live Mint  

OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman has hailed India as a significant market for artificial intelligence, revealing that the number of Indian users of OpenAI’s services has tripled in the past year. Altman, who is currently in India, discussed the future of AI in the country, OpenAI’s expansion plans, and the role of artificial general intelligence during an exclusive conversation …

OpenAI chief Altman inks deal with S Korea’s Kakao after DeepSeek upset
1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI chief Altman inks deal with S Korea’s Kakao after DeepSeek upset

Al Jazeera  

Partnership will allow South Korean tech firm to use ChatGPT for its artificial intelligence services. OpenAI chief Sam Altman has inked a deal with South Korea’s tech giant Kakao as the California-based firm seeks new alliances after Chinese rival DeepSeek shook the global AI industry. Kakao, which owns an online bank, South Korea’s largest taxi-hailing app and KakaoTalk, on Tuesday …

Tim Cook lauds China’s DeepSeek, calls its AI models ‘a good thing’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tim Cook lauds China’s DeepSeek, calls its AI models ‘a good thing’

Live Mint  

Apple CEO Tim Cook has praised the AI models of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek for driving "efficiency" in the field of artificial intelligence. During Apple's earnings call with investors, Cook was asked how DeepSeek's AI models would affect Apple's margins, to which the veteran tech executive said : “In general, I think innovation that drives efficiency is a good thing. …

Mark Zuckerberg to invest over $65 billion as CAPEX for AI infrastructure, data centres in 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg to invest over $65 billion as CAPEX for AI infrastructure, data centres in 2025

Firstpost  

In a recent post, Zuckerberh outlined how Meta plans to build a 2GW+ data centre. Zuckerberg also mentioned that by the end of 2025, Meta will have more than 1.3 million GPUs online, further powering its AI operations While Meta’s investment is no small feat, it still lags behind the hefty plans of its competitors. Image Credit: Reuters Meta is …

SoftBank eyes $40 billion OpenAI investment as US-China AI race heats up: Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SoftBank eyes $40 billion OpenAI investment as US-China AI race heats up: Report

Live Mint  

Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Group is in talks to lead a funding round of up to $40 billion in ChatGPT maker OpenAI at a valuation of $300 billion, according to a Reuters report. News of the funding comes as a new Chinese AI startup, DeepSeek, has overtaken ChatGPT as the top free app on US app stores, shattering notions of American …

Why ‘distillation’ has become the scariest word for AI companies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why ‘distillation’ has become the scariest word for AI companies

Live Mint  

Tech giants have spent billions of dollars on the premise that bigger is better in artificial intelligence. The Chinese company’s leap into the top ranks of AI makers has sparked heated discussions in Silicon Valley around a process DeepSeek used known as distillation, in which a new system learns from an existing one by asking it hundreds of thousands of …

Why ‘distillation’ has become the scariest word for AI companies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why ‘distillation’ has become the scariest word for AI companies

Live Mint  

Tech giants have spent billions of dollars on the premise that bigger is better in artificial intelligence. The Chinese company’s leap into the top ranks of AI makers has sparked heated discussions in Silicon Valley around a process DeepSeek used known as distillation, in which a new system learns from an existing one by asking it hundreds of thousands of …

Microsoft, Meta talk up their big AI ambitions and spending plans
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Microsoft, Meta talk up their big AI ambitions and spending plans

Live Mint  

Meta Platforms unveiled plans to make artificial intelligence more personalized this year, and Microsoft predicted “exponentially more demand" for AI products. “There’s a number of novel things that they did that I think we’re still digesting," Zuckerberg said on a call with analysts after Meta reported record quarterly sales and strong profit growth. “There’s going to be an open-source standard …

Elon Musk not impressed by DeepSeek's claims, doubts startup’s claims about hardware resources
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk not impressed by DeepSeek's claims, doubts startup’s claims about hardware resources

Firstpost  

While many in the industry have celebrated DeepSeek’s ability to deliver impressive AI performance at a fraction of the cost of US giants like OpenAI, Musk remains unconvinced. One of Musk’s key criticisms revolves around DeepSeek’s reported GPU usage. When Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff praised DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough, claiming it proved that AI’s true value lies in data, not expensive …

Microsoft and Meta defend massive AI investments amid rising competition from DeepSeek
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Microsoft and Meta defend massive AI investments amid rising competition from DeepSeek

Live Mint  

In the wake of a breakthrough by Chinese upstart DeepSeek in affordable AI computing, executives at Microsoft and Meta have defended their significant investments in AI infrastructure, despite growing concerns over mounting costs and investor impatience. This rapid progress has sparked doubts about the U.S.'s dominant position in AI, with some observers questioning whether the enormous capital investments made by …

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world

Deccan Chronicle  

Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field. DeepSeek's quick progress has stirred doubts about the lead America has in AI with models that it claims can match …

How a free software strategy catapulted DeepSeek to AI stardom
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How a free software strategy catapulted DeepSeek to AI stardom

Live Mint  

DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence company that set Silicon Valley ablaze with its new AI model, did it in part by relying on a decades-old strategy: giving its technology away free. Still, it is a matter of debate whether DeepSeek’s R1 model is actually “open-source" by standard open-software definitions, said Arun Chandrasekaran, an analyst focused on AI at market research …

Anthropic CEO doubts DeepSeek's efficiency claims, says US needs to limit China’s access to all AI chips
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Anthropic CEO doubts DeepSeek's efficiency claims, says US needs to limit China’s access to all AI chips

Firstpost  

While DeepSeek’s rise has stirred interest in the tech industry, Anthropic’s CEO Amodei believes the advantages it claims over US AI companies are exaggerated and short-lived. Image Credit: Reuters Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, has weighed in on the growing excitement around DeepSeek’s new Chinese AI model, questioning the true efficiency of the R1 model. While DeepSeek’s rise …

DeepSeek AI is the competition America needs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek AI is the competition America needs

Live Mint  

The success of DeepSeek, the Chinese rival to American goliaths with radically more cost-effective artificial intelligence, reveals the futility of U.S. sanctions policies. These chips, like the leading GPUs in U.S. AI data centers, are nearly all fabricated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. “Do more with less" is the Chinese entrepreneurial answer to American “Stargate" program socialism, mobilizing a half-trillion …

DeepSeek’s big question: Where does AI’s true value reside?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek’s big question: Where does AI’s true value reside?

Live Mint  

U.S. tech companies are used to some competition from China, but DeepSeek seems to be operating on another level. The given news that OpenAI is investigating whether DeepSeek trained its chatbot by repeatedly querying the U.S. company’s AI models to exfiltrate large volumes of data in a technical process called distillation. “I would say, personally, we have seen the Chinese …

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world

Hindustan Times  

Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field. Meta announced on Friday that they had begun testing DeepSeek's quick progress has stirred doubts about the lead America has …

OpenAI says Chinese firms like Deepseek try to copy U.S. AI tech
1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI says Chinese firms like Deepseek try to copy U.S. AI tech

The Hindu  

ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Wednesday said that Chinese companies are actively attempting to replicate its advanced AI models, prompting increased security measures and closer cooperation with U.S. authorities. OpenAI's statement came after Chinese startup DeepSeek sparked panic on Wall Street this week with its powerful new chatbot developed at a fraction of the cost of its U.S. competitors. "We know …

OpenAI now wants to make DeepSeek look like the villain
1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI now wants to make DeepSeek look like the villain

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Wednesday that the company is “aware of and reviewing indications that DeepSeek may have inappropriately distilled our models, and will share information as we know more.” “Distilling” isn’t exactly stealing, but it is a kind of copycat maneuver used by developers to …

DeepSeek’s ‘Open AI’ Should Terrify Sam Altman
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek’s ‘Open AI’ Should Terrify Sam Altman

Bloomberg  

Since launching ChatGPT two years ago, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has maintained that his business is fueled by a few key ingredients: chips, data and money. Across the world, similar open-source models are being built, ready to eat into Altman’s market share with systems that are vastly cheaper or even free to use. That’s an unnerving prospect for businesses …

Did DeepSeek copy ChatGPT to make new AI chatbot? Trump adviser thinks so
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Did DeepSeek copy ChatGPT to make new AI chatbot? Trump adviser thinks so

Associated Press  

Did the upstart Chinese tech company DeepSeek copy ChatGPT to make the artificial intelligence technology that shook Wall Street this week? “There’s substantial evidence that what DeepSeek did here is they distilled the knowledge out of OpenAI’s models,” David Sacks, Trump’s AI adviser, told Fox News on Tuesday. OpenAI said in a statement that China-based companies “are constantly trying to …

Elon Musk mocks ‘cheap’ Chinese AI DeepSeek, shows utter dissatisfaction
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk mocks ‘cheap’ Chinese AI DeepSeek, shows utter dissatisfaction

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has voiced doubt about the success of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company that has been making headlines for its advancements in artificial intelligence. Benioff applauds DeepSeek, Musk dismisses claims When Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff lauded DeepSeek’s achievements, “Deepseek is now #1 on the AppStore, surpassing ChatGPT—no NVIDIA supercomputers or $100M needed. Deepgold,” to which one user questioned, “Marc, …

The DeepSeek Effect? Sam Altman vows OpenAI to fast track development of ‘better models,’ launch them soon
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The DeepSeek Effect? Sam Altman vows OpenAI to fast track development of ‘better models,’ launch them soon

Firstpost  

Sam Altman acknowledged DeepSeek’s impressive performance, stating on X that the competition is “invigorating.” However, he emphasized that OpenAI is focused on delivering “much better models” and that computing power will be even more critical moving forward In response to the growing competition from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has pledged to fast-track product releases and deliver …

Did DeepSeek use OpenAI's models to train its own? Trump's crypto czar says there's 'substantial evidence'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Did DeepSeek use OpenAI's models to train its own? Trump's crypto czar says there's 'substantial evidence'

Firstpost  

Trump’s AI and crypto czar, David Sacks, claimed there is “substantial evidence” suggesting that Chinese AI company DeepSeek used knowledge from OpenAI’s models. Sacks described the process as distillation, where one AI model uses outputs from another to develop similar capabilities. Trump’s AI and crypto czar David Sacks said in an interview with Fox news on Tuesday that there is …

Sam Altman’s old remark on AI scene in India goes viral amid rise of China’s DeepSeek
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sam Altman’s old remark on AI scene in India goes viral amid rise of China’s DeepSeek

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese AI startup took the world and AI experts by surprise after it claimed to have built an immensely popular chatbot at a fraction of the cost of those created by tech giants in the US. The old video from 2023 shows Sam Altman attending an event in India where he was asked, “How is a small, smart team …

DeepSeek is disrupting American AI leadership
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek is disrupting American AI leadership

Salon  

In most technologies, the U.S. is perceived as the global leader in tech innovation. DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, announced they had met or exceeded several of Open AI’s performance benchmarks, using fewer older processors at a cost of less than $6 million. Ultimately, DeepSeek-R1 achieves performance comparable to OpenAI-o1-1217 on a range of tasks.” DeepSeek also uses a smaller …

Why DeepSeek could mark a turning point for Silicon Valley on AI
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why DeepSeek could mark a turning point for Silicon Valley on AI

CNN  

New York CNN — Silicon Valley is coming to grips this week with the realization that creating an advanced artificial intelligence model may no longer be as specialized a task as was once believed. The wakeup call came in the form of DeepSeek, a year-old Chinese start-up whose free, open-source AI model, R1, is more or less on par with …

Elon Musk makes fun of DeepSeek AI as he is not satisfied with OpenAI's strong competitor
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk makes fun of DeepSeek AI as he is not satisfied with OpenAI's strong competitor

India Today  

Elon Musk has expressed scepticism about the success of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company that has been making waves in the tech world. When Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff praised DeepSeek’s accomplishments and suggested that data and metadata are the real value of AI, Musk responded with a dismissive "Lmao, no." While DeepSeek claims to use around 10,000 A100 Nvidia GPUs, …

Why DeepSeek could mark a turning point for Silicon Valley on AI
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why DeepSeek could mark a turning point for Silicon Valley on AI

CNN  

New York CNN — Silicon Valley is coming to grips this week with the realization that creating an advanced artificial intelligence model may no longer be as specialized a task as was once believed. The wakeup call came in the form of DeepSeek, a year-old Chinese start-up whose free, open-source AI model, R1, is more or less on par with …

How DeepSeek devastated the US tech industry
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

How DeepSeek devastated the US tech industry

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nvidia and Broadcom both saw their value drop by around a fifth “DeepSeek’s release of a premium …

DeepSeek: Meet Liang Wenfeng, the mind behind China’s AI startup competing OpenAI
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek: Meet Liang Wenfeng, the mind behind China’s AI startup competing OpenAI

Live Mint  

At 40, Liang Wenfeng has emerged as a key figure in China's growing artificial intelligence industry, leading DeepSeek. A product which Liang Wenfeng describes as not a business model but something that is “driven out of curiosity”. Before founding DeepSeek in 2023, Liang Wenfeng launched High-Flyer Quantitative Investment Management in 2015, a hedge fund that specialised in algorithmic trading. Liang …

Trump issues warning about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek to US tech titans after cheaper breakthrough rattled stock markets
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump issues warning about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek to US tech titans after cheaper breakthrough rattled stock markets

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump has branded Chinese AI startup DeepSeek as a 'wake-up call' for US tech titans after fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street. President Donald Trump has branded Chinese AI startup DeepSeek as a 'wake-up call' for US tech titans after fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street Liang Wenfeng, …

DeepSeek: An AI phoenix from the ashes of a hedge fund rout
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek: An AI phoenix from the ashes of a hedge fund rout

Hindustan Times  

Three years ago, Liang Wenfeng’s quantitative hedge fund firm apologized profusely to investors for losing money during a tumultuous period for China’s stock market. It was a surprising stumble for Zhejiang High-Flyer Asset Management, which used artificial intelligence to pick stocks and had grown rapidly to become one of the country’s largest quant funds. Experts have also questioned the assumption …

DeepSeek’s New AI Model Sparks Shock, Awe, and Questions From US Competitors
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek’s New AI Model Sparks Shock, Awe, and Questions From US Competitors

Wired  

A powerful new open-source artificial intelligence model created by Chinese startup DeepSeek has shaken Silicon Valley over the past few days. “It’s a paradigm shift towards reasoning, and that will be much more democratized,” says Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks, a company that specializes in building and hosting custom AI models. “It’s been clear for some time now that innovating …

Donald Trump's 'wake-up call' warning as DeepSeek AI model sends shockwaves through US tech firms
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump's 'wake-up call' warning as DeepSeek AI model sends shockwaves through US tech firms

Hindustan Times  

DeepSeek R1 news: US President Donald Trump has warned that the emergence of DeepSeek, a popular ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence model from China, is a “wake-up call” for Silicon Valley. The release of the latest DeepSeek model R1 last week initially received limited attention, overshadowed by Donald Trump's inauguration on the same day. OpenAI's Sam Altman reacts OpenAI chief executive Sam …

Trump warns new Chinese DeepSeek AI is a ‘wake up call’ for US tech companies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump warns new Chinese DeepSeek AI is a ‘wake up call’ for US tech companies

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has praised China's new AI breakthrough as a …

Donald Trump's surprising take on DeepSeek, 'wake-up call’ comment shows his softening stance on China
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump's surprising take on DeepSeek, 'wake-up call’ comment shows his softening stance on China

Firstpost  

Trump acknowledged that DeepSeek’s AI model was not only faster but also much cheaper than its US counterparts, which he believes could be a good thing for America. Image Credit: Reuters US President Donald Trump has weighed in on the rise of Chinese AI company DeepSeek, calling it both a “wake-up call” for American industries and a “positive” development for …

World’s richest people suffer $108 billion loss on DeepSeek fuelled tech selloff
1 month, 3 weeks ago

World’s richest people suffer $108 billion loss on DeepSeek fuelled tech selloff

Live Mint  

A tech selloff fuelled by Chinese AI developer DeepSeek wiped off a combined $108 billion from the world's 500 richest people's wealth, led by Nvidia Corp. co-founder Jensen Huang. Hunag's fortune declined by 20% or $20.1 billion while Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison’s $22.6 billion loss was larger in absolute terms, but represented just 12% of his fortune, according to …

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