DeepSeek’s breakthrough is a pivotal moment for the democratization of AI
As with Jevons Paradox, efficiency gains should send AI use soaring as costs drop. As Microsoft’s Satya Nadella observed, ...
OpenAI partners with U.S. National Laboratories on scientific research, nuclear weapons security
OpenAI said Thursday that the U.S. National Laboratories will be using its latest artificial intelligence models for scientific research and nuclear weapons security.
SoftBank Said to Be in Talks to Invest as Much as $25 Billion in OpenAI
A new investment from the Japanese conglomerate would be separate from the $100 billion tied to a project announced at the ...
OpenAI to partner with US National Laboratories to boost national security
OpenAI announced Thursday it is partnering with the Los Alamos National Laboratory to install its newest artificial intelligence models onto the lab’s supercomputer for national security ...
Voice AI startup ElevenLabs closes new funding round at $3.3 billion valuation
ElevenLabs said on Thursday it has raised $180 million in a new funding round that triples the voice cloning artificial ...
How a Chinese start-up’s low-cost AI is unsettling Silicon Valley – The Front Page
Silicon Valley’s been rattled by a low-cost Chinese AI – with the start-up claiming its DeepSeek technology can emulate the performance of ChatGPT, at a fraction of the cost. Its launch shook share ...
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Artificial Intelligence Is Bringing Nuclear Power Back From the Dead — Maybe Even in California
Energy demands from big tech, including for AI, has elected officials giving an old power source a second look. Story from @CalMatters.org.
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How DeepSeek changed the future of AI—and what that means for national security
China’s breakthrough is an opportunity for American companies to build more efficient tools. That will also help the U.S. military.
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Non-western founders say DeepSeek is a proof that innovation need not cost billions of dollars
Entrepreneurs in Asia and Africa believe DeepSeek is proof that frugality and innovation can go hand in hand. DeepSeek’s open-source model has lowered the barriers for AI innovators outside the West.
How to Reduce AI Chatbot Hallucinations
Some mistakes are inevitable. But there are ways to ask a chatbot questions that make it more likely that it won’t make stuff up.
I asked DeepSeek and ChatGPT who would win in a fight — one of them had the funniest answer
As the battle of AI rages on between DeepSeek and OpenAI, I simply asked them which was the better model. Unfortunately only ...