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DeepSeek: Separating fact from hype | Equity Podcast

Today, we’re bringing you a bonus episode zeroing in on DeepSeek () , the Chinese AI lab that’s recently taken over the news and the app stores () , beating out OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Max Zeff is talking about it all with Ion Stoica () , Professor of Computer Science Division at UC Berkeley and the…

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• Why Stoica believes the future of AI lies in “doubling down on open source.”

• Microsoft’s decision to host DeepSeek on Azure.

• What the U.S. can do to foster accelerated innovation – with a look back at SB-1047 () and a look ahead to 2025.

• The controversy surrounding claims that DeepSeek used OpenAI’s models () to train its own.

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@gtleshow

February 6, 2025 at 9:45 pm

The rise of DeepSeek is a reminder that AI is a global race, not just a Silicon Valley playground.

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