Daily Tech News Show Why Is DeepSeek So Popular? - DTNS 4943
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Jan 27, 2025 In this chat, Richard Gunther, host of the Smart Home Show and Home On, dives into the explosive popularity of DeepSeek's innovative AI. He unpacks how their R1 model is shaking up the market with its competitive pricing and cutting-edge tech. The conversation also reveals exciting implications for the AI landscape, including insights into prompt engineering. Plus, get a glimpse at the rise of smart home technology innovations and how they are transforming everyday living.
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DeepSeek's Rise
- DeepSeek, a Chinese AI model, is gaining popularity due to its open-source nature and lower cost than competitors.
- It uses innovative techniques like chain of thought and multi-head latent attention for better accuracy and efficiency.
AI Industry Volatility
- The large language model industry is still new and volatile, as seen by DeepSeek's impact on the market.
- One company's innovation can significantly shift the landscape, indicating the industry's immaturity.
YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown
- YouTube viewers report hour-long unskippable ads, potentially related to ad blocker usage.
- YouTube's response suggests it may be disabling playback for ad blocker users, though their policy limits non-skippable ads to 15 seconds.