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#198 - DeepSeek R1 & Janus, Qwen2.5, OpenAI Agents

1 hour 37 minutes Posted Feb 2, 2025 at 8:18 pm.

) Intro / Banter

) Response to listener comments

) DeepSeek-R1: Incentivizing Reasoning Capability in LLMs via Reinforcement Learning

) Viral AI company DeepSeek releases new image model family

) Qwen2.5-1M Technical Report

) Alibaba’s Qwen team releases AI models that can control PCs and phones

) OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomously

) DeepSeek reaches No. 1 on US Play Store

) Alibaba rolled out Qwen Chat v0.2 and Qwen2.5-1M model

) Perplexity launches US-hosted DeepSeek R1, hints at EU hosting soon

) Apple is pulling its AI-generated notifications for news after generating fake headlines

) French AI ‘Lucie’ looks très chic, but keeps getting answers wrong

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

) Microsoft loses OpenAI exclusive cloud provider status to $500 billion Stargate project

) OpenAI adds BlackRock exec Adebayo Ogunlesi to board of directors

) ElevenLabs has raised a new round at $3B+ valuation led by ICONIQ Growth, sources say

) Donald Trump unveils $500 billion Stargate Project to build AI infrastructure in the US, promising over 100K jobs

) Trump Revokes Biden AI Policy, Signs Executive Order to Strengthen AI Leadership

) Anthropic CEO doesn’t see DeepSeek as ‘adversaries,’ but says export controls are critical

) Taiwanese govt clears TSMC to make 2nm chips abroad — country lowers its 'Silicon Shield'

) Outro

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Our 198th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

Recorded on 01/31/2024

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In this episode:

- DeepSeek releases R1, a competitive AI model comparable to OpenAI’s O1, leading to market unrest and significant drops in tech stocks, including a 17% plunge in NVIDIA's stock.

- OpenAI launches Operator to facilitate agentic computer use, while facing competition from new releases by DeepSeek and Quen, with applications seeing rapid adoption.

- President Trump revokes the Biden administration's executive order on AI, signaling a shift in AI policy and deregulation efforts.

- Taiwanese government clears TSMC to produce advanced 2-nanometer chip technology abroad, aiming to strengthen global semiconductor supply amidst geopolitical tensions.

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