Our 198th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 01/31/2024

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In this episode:

- DeepSeek releases R1, a competitive AI model comparable to OpenAI’s O1, leading to market unrest and significant drops in tech stocks, including a 17% plunge in NVIDIA's stock.
- OpenAI launches Operator to facilitate agentic computer use, while facing competition from new releases by DeepSeek and Quen, with applications seeing rapid adoption.
- President Trump revokes the Biden administration's executive order on AI, signaling a shift in AI policy and deregulation efforts.
- Taiwanese government clears TSMC to produce advanced 2-nanometer chip technology abroad, aiming to strengthen global semiconductor supply amidst geopolitical tensions.

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Timestamps + Links:

(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:03:01) Response to listener comments
Projects & Open Source
- (00:06:26) DeepSeek-R1: Incentivizing Reasoning Capability in LLMs via Reinforcement Learning
- (00:30:25) Viral AI company DeepSeek releases new image model family
- (00:34:07) Qwen2.5-1M Technical Report
- (00:38:32) Alibaba’s Qwen team releases AI models that can control PCs and phones
Tools & Apps
Applications & Business
Policy & Safety
- (01:16:00) Donald Trump unveils $500 billion Stargate Project to build AI infrastructure in the US, promising over 100K jobs
- (01:20:36) Trump Revokes Biden AI Policy, Signs Executive Order to Strengthen AI Leadership
- (01:23:20) Anthropic CEO doesn’t see DeepSeek as ‘adversaries,’ but says export controls are critical
- (01:30:26) Taiwanese govt clears TSMC to make 2nm chips abroad — country lowers its 'Silicon Shield'
(01:33:01) Outro

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