Today, we’re diving into a listener’s question about the new artificial intelligence chatbot on the scene. Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s AI model is said to be more cost-effective, less complex, and in some ways, just plain better than OpenAI’s ChatGPT. We’ll explain why the stock market’s freaking out and what it means for the U.S.-China AI race. Plus, we’ll share a story about a historic test flight that’ll have aviation nerds smiling. And the iconic “When Harry Met Sally” diner scene is recreated 35 years later. IYKYK.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

“How DeepSeek Went From Stock Trader to A.I. Star” from The New York Times

“Chevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers” from The New York Times

“DeepSeek’s AI Model Just Upended the White-Hot US Power Market” from Bloomberg

“DOE Releases New Report Evaluating Increase in Electricity Demand from Data Centers” from the Department of Energy

“China’s DeepSeek Ends the Party for U.S. Energy Stocks” from Heatmap News
“Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan Return as Harry and Sally in Hellmann’s Super Bowl Spot” from The Hollywood Reporter
Video: “Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight” from Space

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What you need to know about DeepSeek and the AI race