The MAD Podcast with Matt Turck Top AI Researcher on GPT 4.5, DeepSeek and Agentic RAG | Douwe Kiela, CEO, Contextual AI
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Mar 6, 2025 Join Douwe Kiela, CEO of Contextual AI and co-author of the groundbreaking RAG paper, as he delves into the latest advancements in AI, including GPT-4.5 and the revolutionary DeepSeek. He shares insights into the evolution and architecture of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), explaining its transition to Agentic RAG and the significance of self-learning systems. The conversation also tackles the challenges enterprises face in deploying AI, balancing accuracy with inherent inaccuracies, and navigating the future landscape of contextual AI.
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DeepSeek's Significance
- Douwe Kiela finds DeepSeek to be the most exciting recent development in AI.
- It proves that large language models can be trained effectively with synthetic data.
Benchmark Limitations
- An overemphasis on benchmarks might misrepresent actual model improvements.
- Internal testing likely reveals more significant advancements than public benchmarks.
DeepSeek as Existence Proof
- Douwe Kiela believes DeepSeek is significant as an existence proof.
- It shows training effective large language models requires less data than previously thought.