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Google CEO Sundar Pichai says DeepSeek has done ‘good work’ showcasing AI model efficiency — and Gemini is going the same way too
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has lauded DeepSeek in the wake of the firm’s bombshell AI model release, noting that the Chinese company has shook up the industry with showcasing efficiency and accessibility gains. Last month, DeepSeek released its first AI model amid claims it was trained using a fraction of the resources — and therefore costs — of rival models…
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Perplexity releases a censorship-free variant of Deepseek R1 – Computerworld
Perplexity is releasing its model R1 1776, a version of Deepseek R1 with open model weights that has been post-trained to remove China’s censorship and provide more unbiased, accurate answers, according to Perplexity co-founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas. He wrote about the move on LinkedIn. “The post-training to remove censorship has been carried out without degrading the basic reasoning ability…
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3 reasons Microsoft needn’t fear DeepSeek – Computerworld
Enterprises want off-the-shelf AI integration with business tools What businesses want from genAI tools, above all, is to increase their productivity. Doing that requires integration with their applications, tools, and infrastructure. That’s exactly what Microsoft does with its entire Copilot product line, including Microsoft 365, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, GitHub, Microsoft’s CRM and ERP platform Dynamics 365, and others. DeepSeek offers…
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Sam Altman thinks OpenAI has been on the ‘wrong side of history’ with open source, but that could all change – the DeepSeek success has prompted a rethink for big tech AI leaders
Leading technology experts have called for Western AI developers to consider shifting to open source in the wake of the DeepSeek success – and OpenAI might be among those warming to the approach. Speaking in the wake of DeepSeek’s model release in January, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Reddit users he had some regrets about the company’s failure to embrace…
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Cisco wants to capitalize on the ‘DeepSeek effect’
DeepSeek’s shock introduction has had a massive effect on the adoption and development of generative AI models in the business landscape, and Cisco feels it has a significant advantage in capitalizing on this. Speaking at Cisco Live 2025, its annual EMEA conference in Amsterdam, Jeetu Patel, EVP and chief product officer at Cisco said this is a massive opportunity for…
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Is DeepSeek safe? A look at the risks and how to protect your data
DeepSeek has hit the headlines with the release of its AI chatbot app. Said to be comparable to OpenAI’s ChatGPT for a fraction of the price, it recently became the most downloaded free iOS app in the US. DeepSeek’s arrival caught Wall Street off guard, sending tech stocks tumbling. Notably, chip-making company Nvidia lost 17 percent (almost $600 billion) of its market value…
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AI chatbot war breaks out with DeepSeek debut, and the winner is…you
Less than a week after Chinese start-up DeepSeek rocked the tech industry, leading generative AI (genAI) model providers are scrambling to shore up their market foothold and find ways to emulate the newcomer’s tech efficiencies. Last week, DeepSeek’s eponymous chatbot hit Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store and downloads almost immediately exceeded those of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. In short order, the DeepSeek-R1…
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Looking to use DeepSeek R1 in the EU? This new study shows it’s missing key criteria to comply with the EU AI Act
The popular AI model DeepSeek R1 may contain inherent flaws that make it incompatible with the EU AI Act, according to new research. DeepSeek R1 took the tech industry by storm in early January, offering an open source option for performance comparable to OpenAI’s o1 at a fraction of the cost. But the model’s outputs may contain vulnerabilities that jeopardize…
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DeepSeek — Latest news and insights – Computerworld
What enterprises need to know about DeepSeek’s game-changing R1 AI model Jan. 27, 2025: Two years ago, OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched a new wave of AI disruption that left the tech industry reassessing its future. Now, within the space of a week, a small Chinese startup called DeepSeek has pulled off a similar coup, this time at OpenAI’s expense. iPhone users…
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Australia Divided In DeepSeek Response
Australian authorities disagree over the response the country should take to the runaway success of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek. While some industry groups call for rapid action to support national AI innovation, the science minister urges caution. The Tech Council of Australia, an industry body that includes Microsoft, Atlassian, Google, and IBM among its members, warned the government should…
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