This interview podcast features Ray Fernando, a 12-year ex-Apple engineer and AI coding streamer, discussing the capabilities of the new reasoning models, specifically DeepSeek R1. The conversation covers three main areas: using DeepSeek directly (with the caveat of data being sent to China), utilizing alternative APIs like Fireworks or Grok for improved data security, and running the model locally on one's own machine for complete privacy. Fernando demonstrates how to generate blog posts from transcripts using DeepSeek, highlighting the speed difference between the full model and distilled versions. Listeners learn practical methods for leveraging AI for tasks like content creation and analysis, along with considerations for data privacy and cost-effectiveness when choosing different AI providers.
