Our 197th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 01/17/2024
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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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Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:03:01) Response to listener comments
Projects & Open Source
(00:06:26) DeepSeek-R1: Incentivizing Reasoning Capability in LLMs via Reinforcement Learning)
(00:30:25) Viral AI company DeepSeek releases new image model family)
(00:34:07) Qwen2.5-1M Technical Report)
(00:38:32) Alibaba’s Qwen team releases AI models that can control PCs and phones)
Tools & Apps
(00:42:09) OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomously)
(00:47:37) DeepSeek reaches No. 1 on US Play Store)
(00:52:17) Alibaba rolled out Qwen Chat v0.2 and Qwen2.5-1M model)
(00:53:50) Perplexity launches US-hosted DeepSeek R1, hints at EU hosting soon)
(00:55:31) Apple is pulling its AI-generated notifications for news after generating fake headlines)
(00:59:00) French AI ‘Lucie’ looks très chic, but keeps getting answers wrong)
Applications & Business
(01:02:09) DeepSeek’s New AI Model Sparks Shock, Awe, and Questions From US Competitors)
(01:08:16) Microsoft loses OpenAI exclusive cloud provider status to $500 billion Stargate project)
(01:13:34) OpenAI adds BlackRock exec Adebayo Ogunlesi to board of directors)
(01:15:33) ElevenLabs has raised a new round at $3B+ valuation led by ICONIQ Growth, sources say)
Policy & Safety
(01:16:29) Donald Trump unveils $500 billion Stargate Project to build AI infrastructure in the US, promising over 100K jobs)
(01:21:16) Trump Revokes Biden AI Policy, Signs Executive Order to Strengthen AI Leadership)
(01:23:59) Anthropic CEO doesn’t see DeepSeek as ‘adversaries,’ but says export controls are critical)
(01:31:12) Taiwanese govt clears TSMC to make 2nm chips abroad — country lowers its 'Silicon Shield')
(01:33:47) Outro
