DeepSeek vs. Open AI - The State of AI w/ Emad Mostaque & Salim Ismail | EP #146

This interview podcast features Salim Ismail and Emad Mostaque discussing the impact of the newly released open-source AI model, DeepSeek, on the AI market. The discussion begins with an overview of DeepSeek's capabilities and its surprisingly low training cost, then delves into its comparison with models like GPT-4. Mostaque highlights DeepSeek's innovative engineering and efficient use of resources as key factors behind its success. The conversation further explores the implications of DeepSeek for major tech companies, the US-China AI competition, and the broader societal impact of rapidly advancing AI, including potential job displacement and the need for a new framework for economic and social structures. A key takeaway is the potential for AI to drastically reduce the cost of training large language models, making advanced AI accessible to a wider range of users and organizations.