#125 DeepSeek - Chill out and stay vigilant

This week we dive into the hype and fear around DeepSeek, the Chinese AI start-up taking the tech world by storm.

We break down the apparent concerns driving the collective freakout over the app, which include bans by various national governments.

We also explore the broader takeaways for Australia's AI capability and ecosystem and the responsible AI movement.

Links:
DeepSeek FAQ (Stratechery)https://stratechery.com/2025/deepseek-faq/
Article about DeepSeek market impact (ABC News)https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-02/deepseek-nvidia-financial-markets-frenzy-ai-race/104866302
Matt Levine on the links between hedge funds and LLMs (Bloomberg - paywall)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-27/hedge-fund-ai-is-cheap-aiArticle about DeepSeek being banned from Australian government devices (Guardian)https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/04/deepseek-banned-from-australian-government-devices-over-national-security-concerns
Article about DeepSeek censorship (Guardian)https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/28/we-tried-out-deepseek-it-works-well-until-we-asked-it-about-tiananmen-square-and-taiwan
Article explaining how DeepSeek censorship works at a technical level (WIRED)https://www.wired.com/story/deepseek-censorship/
Casey Newton analysis (Platformer)https://www.platformer.news/deepseek-ai-explainer-china-worries/
Article reporting potential shift in Australia's focus on AI safety (InnovationAus - paywall)https://www.innovationaus.com/not-just-the-guardrails-chalmers-shifts-govt-focus-on-ai/
Article on Australia's unique AI opportunity (InnovationAus - paywall)https://www.innovationaus.com/deepseek-unearths-australias-ai-opportunity/

Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) www.eastcoaststudio.com.au

Music by Bensound.com