Our 197th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! Recorded on 01/17/2024

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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
Tools & Apps
- (00:42:09) OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomously
- (00:47:37) DeepSeek reaches No. 1 on US Play Store
- (00:52:17) Alibaba rolled out Qwen Chat v0.2 and Qwen2.5-1M model
- (00:53:50) Perplexity launches US-hosted DeepSeek R1, hints at EU hosting soon
- (00:55:31) Apple is pulling its AI-generated notifications for news after generating fake headlines
- (00:59:00) French AI ‘Lucie’ looks très chic, but keeps getting answers wrong
Applications & Business
Policy & Safety
- (01:16:29) Donald Trump unveils $500 billion Stargate Project to build AI infrastructure in the US, promising over 100K jobs
- (01:21:16) Trump Revokes Biden AI Policy, Signs Executive Order to Strengthen AI Leadership
- (01:23:59) Anthropic CEO doesn’t see DeepSeek as ‘adversaries,’ but says export controls are critical
- (01:31:12) Taiwanese govt clears TSMC to make 2nm chips abroad — country lowers its 'Silicon Shield'
(01:33:47) Outro

#198 - DeepSeek R1 & Janus, Qwen1M & 2.5VL, OpenAI Agents

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