Trump says hell put tariffs on imported chips in the near futureTrump says hell put tariffs on imported chips in the near future / Calling Bidens CHIPS Act incentives ridiculous, he claimed companies will build new plants in the US to avoid higher taxes and called DeepSeeks AI a positive.By Richard Lawler, a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Jan 28, 2025, 1:38 AM UTCShare this story Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesWithout going into detail about what might happen to the $52 billion in subsidies from the CHIPS Act under his administration, Donald Trump said tariffs on foreign computer chips, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals are coming in the near future. He also namechecked DeepSeeks AI releases, saying, ...coming up with a faster method of AI and less expensive, thats good. I view that as a positive if it is fact and it is true, and nobody knows, but I view that as a positive.In the speech at the House GOP Issues Conference held at the Trump National Doral Resort in Miami Monday afternoon, he said that to return the production of these goods to the US, we dont want to give them billions of dollars like this ridiculous program Biden has. Instead the incentive for manufacturers will be they will not want to pay a tax.This is despite the outcome of the trade war with China during his first administration that expanded Chinas trade surplus with the US between 2018, when the tariffs began, and 2021. A CTA report from last year cited by TechCrunchHe also said that we will have more plants built in the next short period of time than ever before because the incentive will be there, however its unclear how many of those will be like The Stargate Projects first datacenter in Texas, which was in the works well before the start of his administration. Last fall, the Commerce Department said that by then, it had announced over $30 billion in proposed CHIPS private sector investments spanning 23 projects in 15 states with 16 new manufacturing facilities in the works.He also said of DeepSeek that instead of spending billions you will spend less and hopefully come up with the same solution, even as OpenAI, Softbank & co. say theyre preparing to spend $500 billion on AI datacenters.Most PopularMost Popular

Apple updated its AirPods firmware support page today with a more detailed step-by-step guide on how to upgrade the AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max with their latest firmware, according to MacRumors. While most Apple devices, like the iPhone or Apple Watch, can start updates in the settings, with the AirPods you have to wait for the update process to happen on its own.The AirPods firmware support page still includes Apples original summary of the conditions needed for the update process, but has now added an expanded step-by-step guide to help ensure the process happens automatically. Although most of the steps have been previously known, there are some specific suggestions added, including charging with a USB cable and waiting at least 30 minutes for the update to happen. Those clarifications may help you if youve been struggling to get firmware updates to work.The following steps are specifically for the AirPods and AirPods Pro. The instructions for the AirPods Max are nearly identical, but with the charging case steps omitted.Make sure that your AirPods are in Bluetooth range of your iPhone, iPad, or Mac thats connected to Wi-Fi.Put your AirPods in their charging case and close the lid.Plug the charging cable into your charging case, then plug the other end of the cable into a USB charger or port.Keep the lid of the charging case closed, and wait at least 30 minutes for the firmware to update.Open the lid of the charging case to reconnect your AirPods to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.Check the firmware version again.There are still no sounds or pop-ups on a connected device letting you know when your AirPods firmware has been successfully updated. After following these steps and waiting for at least half an hour, you can check your AirPods firmware version manually by opening the Bluetooth settings of your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, clicking the Info button next to the name of your AirPods, and then navigating to the About section.If its still showing a firmware version thats older than the latest versions Apple lists on its support page, the company recommends resetting the AirPods and then going through the firmware update steps again.

I Switched From Windows To Linux For 1 Month Here Is What Happened 0 like January 27, 2025Share this postAuthor(s): Artem Shelamanov Originally published on Towards AI. This member-only story is on us. Upgrade to access all of Medium.Long story short: my PC broke, and while it was on repairs, I had to use my laptop with nothing but Linux on it. I used Windows 11 on my PC for most of the tasks, and my laptop was only for taking notes or going on work trips. But now, I had to use Linux without any compromises. I work as a data scientist, and I use my PC a lot both during work and leisure time. Thats why this experiment may be interesting for other data scientists considering switching.I used Pop!_OS, which is basically Ubuntu with some things preinstalled (like NVIDIA drivers it was always a pain to set them up). I used it for browsing, gaming, studying, machine learning and desktop/web development.In this article, I will share the main results of this change did it make my life easier or harder, what was different now and where I encountered problems. Finally, I will answer the question can you switch to Linux and do everything what you did on Windows, or are there some things which are irreplaceable, and you have to use Windows Read the full blog for free on Medium.Join thousands of data leaders on the AI newsletter. Join over 80,000 subscribers and keep up to date with the latest developments in AI. From research to projects and ideas. If you are building an AI startup, an AI-related product, or a service, we invite you to consider becoming asponsor. Published via Towards AITowards AI - Medium Share this post

Welcome to9to5Neural.AI moves fast. We help you keep up.Last week we mentioned that American AI firms are seeing deep competition from DeepSeek R1 out of China. Today DeepSeeks impact has reached Wall Street as NVIDIA stock drops 17%. Lets take a closer look at DeepSeek, NVIDIAs response, and the bigger picture for AI development.What is DeepSeek?DeepSeek is simply a Chinese AI firm born out of a hedge fund called High-Flyer. Liang Wengeng founded the company in 2023, and its based in Hangzhou,Zhejiang, China. Wengeng co-founded High-Flyer seven years earlier, focusing on AI investments.DeepSeek began training its models before the U.S. government restricted Chinas access to American AI chips. For this reason, the company is expected to have a healthy supply of NVIDIA GPUs from before restrictions were imposed.Still, DeepSeek has needed to operate under the constraints of limited access to additional NVIDIA hardware. This constraint may have forced DeepSeek to focus on the innovation it touts with its V3 model. What DeepSeek has shown is the ability to compete with OpenAIs brand new o3 model. ChatGPT o3 is the successor to o1, possibly because O2 is an established UK phone carrier. Anyway, DeepSeek has created a model that is virtually as competitive while requiring dramatically fewer resources and costing a small percentage of the cost to run compared to OpenAIs chatbot.DeepSeek ended up here by focusing on distilling existing models rather than spinning up models using the same strategy as American companies. Its fair to say that DeepSeek heavily benefits from the work that has thus far been done by the AI firms we already know. At the same time, DeepSeek has necessarily needed to focus on optimizing existing models through distillation due to U.S. restrictions on exporting American AI chips to China.DeepSeek training methodologyThats only the story so far. What happens next is still to be determined, but I think we can bet on OpenAI and other American AI firms prioritizing model distillation to bring operation costs down and stay competitive. In other words, DeepSeek hasnt achieved anything American AI firms cant replicate. Its just a matter of prioritizing model efficiency now that the competition has arrived.But prioritizing model distillation isnt the only thing that helped DeepSeek arrive in the AI race. DeepSeek has also relied on AI training AI. American AI firms still use human-in-the-loop training that puts an importance on human-labeled datasets.The benefit of the AI-training-AI method is that training is much more scalable as it requires less human input. The challenge, however, is that errors can be amplified. It also makes AI alignment checks more difficult. Alignment is another way of saying that our AI models reflect our values and operate as we intend.Supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning from human feedback is what makes our AI models provide unbiased responses. In other words, we make sure the data is good.While I dont expect a violent shift in how American AI firms ensure data quality, I do believe well see sizable movement toward AI training AI. This was always the goal for OpenAI and similar firms; DeepSeek may have just applied pressure to go there sooner.$6 million tanks $600 billionIf you follow DeepSeek, youll likely come across a $6 million figure that comes from their research paper covering its newest model. The claim is that V3 was developed for under $6 million using less capable NVIDIA H800 hardware. However, this claim can be true while also omitting investment costs associated with training earlier models not to mention the NVIDIA supply acquired prior to U.S. AI chip export restrictions.Another figure to analyze: $600 billion. Thats the amount of market cap that NVIDIA lost today alone. Thats the result of investors being spooked by DeepSeek models being cheaper to train and cheaper to run, meaning less opportunity than expected for NVIDIA growth.I think this is extremely shortsighted and an overreaction. My thinking is this: DeepSeek has demonstrated a great efficiency in how current AI models can be developed. Great! That may shrink the time it takes to develop the next major evolution of AI models.In other words, throwing more NVIDIA GPUs at the problem is likely still the answer to pushing forward AI technology we might just get further, faster now. Remember: the AI race is forward, not to where we are now.AI isnt a solved problemWhich leads to OpenAIs massive Stargate Project. Stargate is basically meant to be a building in Texas thats packed to the gills with compute. Say future AI models can achieve more with less compute. That just means that these AI models will be able to accomplish even more with the existing amount of compute that Stargate targets.Theres a real gap between where these firms want to go with AI and where we are today. The impact of DeepSeek may just be it forced other AI firms to prioritize different goals for now. Well need to see what comes out of DeepSeek next to have a fair sense of whether or not theyre a more innovative firm. A few other notes.NVIDIA found the silver lining in DeepSeeks work with this statement issued today:DeepSeek is an excellent Al advancement and a perfect example of Test Time Scaling. DeepSeeks work illustrates how new models can be created using that technique, leveraging widely-available models and compute that is fully export control compliant. Inference requires significant numbers of NVIDIA GPUs and high-performance networking. We now have three scaling laws: pre-training and post-training, which continue, and new test-time scaling.In other words, were building a better airplane mid-flight, but we still need jet fuel to fly.NVIDIA is still up 93% year-over-year and 1,782% over the last five years.OpenAI will be much more generous with ChatGPT o3-mini when it arrives due in large part to DeepSeeks competition.President Trump addressed the DeepSeek effect on Monday, per Reuters:The release of DeepSeek, AI from a Chinese company should be a wakeup call for our industries that we need to be laser-focused on competing to win.Ive been reading about China and some of the companies in China, one in particular coming up with a faster method of AI and much less expensive method, and thats good because you dont have to spend as much money. I view that as a positive, as an asset.I view that as a positive because youll be doing that too, so you wont be spending as much, and youll get the same result, hopefully.We always have the ideas. Were always first. So I would say thats a positive that could be very much a positive development. So instead of spending billions and billions, youll spend less, and youll come up with, hopefully, the same solution.The AI race is on, folks, and the AI industry is the new NASA.DeepSeek has slowed down new account creation today due to a large-scale cyber attack impacting the service. This message currently reads across the top of chat.deepseek.com:Due to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeeks services, registration may be busy. Please wait and try again. Registered users can log in normally. Thank you for your understanding and support.However, we were able to create a new account after a few hours of trying on Monday. You may also have seen a viral social media post claiming that installing DeepSeek on iOS gives the Chinese AI firm deep access to personal data on your iPhone, including email and messages. Fortunately, thats not how iOS architecture functions. You can even create an account using Sign in with Apple, which can generate a throwaway email address for additional security. However, DeepSeek does have access to what you input into the chatbot.Also, DeepSeek still suggests talking about math, coding, and logic problems instead when asked about what happened in 1989 at Tiananmen Square.More on the latest in AI developments in the next edition of9to5Neural only on 9to5Mac! Read the previous issue here.Top iPhone accessoriesAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. 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Mouse MurderMembers of the electronic dance music [EDM] world have choice words for DJ and crypto bro Justin "3LAU" Blau after he played a set a Donald Trump's second inauguration.Soon after playing the performance, the 34-year-old prog house DJ waxed prolific in an Instagram post about how much of an "honor" it was to play for 30 minutes at Trump's Starlight Ball.Almost immediately, the founder of the music-as-token platform Royal was resoundingly dunked on. Chief among Blau's haters was the similarly numerically-monikered Deadmau5, the mouse-masked industry veteran known for his scathing rebukes of more or less everything."Not a single person in that entire dumbfuck administration has ever known who the fuck you were... and you certainly wont be remembered by any of em," the Canadian-born DJ, whose real name is Joel Zimmerman, wrote in response to Blau's post. "But everyone in this business will remember that you stood behind nazis and convicted felons who would further marginalize the very people who gave you a platform."Zimmermann went on to reference the younger DJ's hedge fund manager father, alluding to the generational wealth that provided him."What very little respect I had for you is gone," Deadmau5 wrote. "So glad you got some drink tickets out of the deal, enjoy them, you nepo pissbaby."Bass of HimselfWhile few other artists were as verbose as the mouse-headed one, Blau clearly struck a chord."Wow dude," commented Finnish "Sandstorm" legend Darude, whose real name is Toni-Ville Virtanen. "Must be proud.""Sad to see this representation & support in the [EDM] community," responded drag queen DJ Hexxa, "where this is far from what we stand for."Over on X-formerly-Twitter, the tenor was unsurprisingly more in Blau's favor."Dude [Deadmau5]is a tweaked out lockdown mouse," tweeted a no-name DJ and alleged celebrity astrologer who calls himself the Leo King. "I opened for [3LAU a] couple times and he is an awesome human being and DJ.""This whole Nazi thing is way out of hand," the virtually unknown artist continued, a likely reference to Elon Musk's obvious Sieg Heil the same night that 3LAU played the post-inaugural "afters." Blau himself seemed to agree with that sentiment in his own response to the backlash."I believe firmly in both free speech and the acceleration of tech innovation. These principles have been integral to my identity," the DJ wrote in an X post. "I also see crypto and blockchain technology as monumental forces essential to our future as a nation forces that the previous administration opposed.""PS, Im Jewish," he wrote in a follow-up tweet, a relatively useless post note considering that the president's daughter and son-in-law are also Jewish, and also haven't spoken out about Musk's fascist salute or any of Trump's repeat instances of siding with Nazis.More on crypto curiosities: John McAfee Springs Back From the Grave as an AI, Promoting a New Meme CoinShare This Article

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has made a huge splash with its ChatGPT competitor, claiming it developed a similarly-performing AI assistant at a fraction of the cost.It's a serious contender at least in the eyes of investors, with AI chipmaker Nvidia's shares sliding by around 15 percent Monday morning.But the app also has some significant shortcomings. Like other Chinese AI models, DeepSeek is beholden to the rules of state censors, as Bloombergreports, refusing to directly address sensitive topics like the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre or China-Taiwan relations.Users on Reddit found that when asked about a "famous picture" of a "man with grocery bags in front of tanks," the large language model starts to oblige, producing text about the world-famous "Tank Man" photograph taken on the day of the Tiananmen Square protests.But moments later, the text disappears and is replaced with a generic error message, as seen in a screen recording shared by one Reddit user, seemingly showing how the app is (however sloppily) abiding by Chinese censorship rules."Sorry, that's beyond my current scope," the message reads. "Let's talk about something else."As another user on Reddit found, even asking it more broadly about criticisms of the Chinese government, it had an intriguing answer."Sorry, Im not sure how to approach this type of question yet," it wrote. "Lets chat about math, coding, and logic problems instead!"The user got the same response when they included the name of Chinese president Xi Jinping in their query."I literally just asked it if Taiwan was its own country then it answered like [ChatGPT] would then right after replaced it with a message like 'I'm not programmed to answer that kind of question yet' or some such," one user wrote.One user on Hacker News claims to have circumvented these censorship rules by asking the chatbot for a detailed breakdown of what happened in 1989, resulting in an elaborate answer.While China's "Great Firewall" censorship rules are well-known and established, OpenAI's ChatGPT also has plenty of guardrails limiting what it can say.Those may be retreating somewhat, though; earlier this month, OpenAI was caught quietly removing language endorsing "politically unbiased" AI, a design purportedly inspired to "streamline" its documentation, as TechCrunch reported at the time. Meanwhile, conservatives have long accused AI companies of censoring their viewpoints, with multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk founding an AI startup called xAI to develop an "anti-woke" AI (with less-than-stellar results).Last week, president Donald Trump signed an executive order, calling on the AI industry to "develop AI systems that are free from ideological bias or engineered social agendas."Whether that'll lead to the loosening of guardrails or the establishment of a new set of state censorship rules to further a far-right agenda for US-based chatbots like ChatGPT remains to be seen.Share This Article

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Our Experts Written by David Katzmaier Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Why You Can Trust CNET 16171819202122232425+ Product Tests 14151617181920212223 Testers 6,0007,0008,0009,00010,00011,00012,00013,00014,00015,000 Hours Tested How we test CNETs expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. What to consider Price TVs range in price from $100 to more than $2,000. Smaller screens are cheaper, well-known brands are more expensive and spending more money can also get you better image quality. Screen size Bigger is better in our book. We recommend a size of at least 43 inches for a bedroom TV and at least 55 inches for a living room or main TV -- and 65 inches or larger is best. Capability Finding a worthwhile smart TV system is most important for entry-level TVs. High-end TVs are more about picture quality. Table of Contents Our Picks Best overall 75-inch TV TCL QM8 View details $2,002 at Amazon View details Best high-end 77-inch TV LG OLED77C3 View details $1,697 at Walmart View details Best 77-inch TV picture quality Samsung S95D View details $3,499 at Samsung View details Best 75-inch midpriced TV Vizio Quantum Pro View details $750 at Amazon View details Best 75-inch midpriced smart TV system Roku Plus Series View details $800 at Best Buy View details Best budget 75-inch TV TCL 4-Series View details $791 at Amazon View details Second-best overall 75-inch TV Hisense 75U8K View details $1,298 at Amazon View details Table of Contents Bigger screens mean more impressive, immersive images, and a 75-inch TV is really big. Of course these days you can buy 85-inch and even larger TVs, so by that measure a 75-inch screen might seem just perfect for you. This list summarizes the best 75-inch TVs we've reviewed, and it also includes 77-inch OLED models because there are no 75-inch OLEDs (and OLED has the best image quality). These sets range from budget to really expensive, and many include the latest gaming and image quality features like 120Hz refresh rate and Mini-LED. If a 65-inch TV just isn't big enough and you have the space, one of these 75-inchers might be just the right fit.What is the best 75-inch TV overall right now?If you're in the market for a large TV, you may feel some extra pressure to find one that not only meets your size requirements but offers the best features -- all without breaking the bank. TheTCL QM8 TVsits at the top of our list of best TVs: It offers superb picture quality, an affordable price tag andRoku, the best smart TV system. It also includes gaming features like4K/120Hz input and variable refresh ratethat can get the most out of consoles like thePS5andXbox Series X. When a friend asks me what 65- to 98-inch TV to buy, and money is still an object, I tell them to get the TCL QM8. There are plenty of other excellent choices out there, however, so even though the QM8 is my current favorite for most people, it might not be right for your preferences or budget. 2024 TVs are also hitting the shelves right now but, for the most apart, we'll continue to recommending their (discounted) 2023 versions .The most important factor when choosing a new TV is its size, and that depends on your room type and how far from the wall your sofa or bed is located. At CNET, our general advice is thatbigger is usually better, especially if you're looking to get the most bang for your buck. To help you find the right big-screen TV for your needs and budget, we've rounded up some of the best 75-inch TVs on the market right now.The list below represents the best TVs I've reviewed in CNET's test lab, where I've compared them side by side. I've actually reviewed the 65-inch sizes in the series for most of the models listed below, but the 75- and 77-inch versions are basically identical beyond screen size.Best 75-inch TVs of 2025 Photo Gallery 1/1 $2,002 at Amazon Pros Relatively affordable Excellent overall image quality Best-in-class brightness and contrast Capable Google TV system Cons Not as accurate as some competitors Only available in 65-inch size and larger Full Review Read full review $2,002 at Amazon TCL continues to dominate our rankings of the best 75-inch TVs, and the QM8 model sets a new standard. It shines in my comparison tests with superior brightness and impact while keeping great contrast -- something other 75-inch TVs can't match at this price. Thanks to itsmini-LED technologyandfull-array local dimming, the QM8's picture quality is exceptional. The design is sleek and modern even at this size with a center-mount stand. Although the QM8 operates on Google TV (which I find less user-friendly compared to Roku TV), it still offers a solid smart TV experience, making it our top pick in the 75-inch TV market. This model is the successor to last years TCL 6-Series Roku TV.

Our Experts Written by Russell Holly Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Why You Can Trust CNET 16171819202122232425+ Years of Experience 14151617181920212223 Hands-on Product Reviewers 6,0007,0008,0009,00010,00011,00012,00013,00014,00015,000 Sq. Feet of Lab Space How we test CNETs expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. What to consider Build quality and size The design, weight and shape of the bike all play a role in your exercise bike's safety, ease of use and durability. Workout quality Software and features A good exercise bike should be compatible with some type of cycling app even if it doesn't come with its own display. Table of Contents Our Picks Best exercise bike overall BowFlex Velocore View details $999 at BowFlex View details Best exercise bike for classes Peloton Bike View details $1,445 at Peloton View details Best exercise bike with full-body workout BODi Bike View details $349 at BODi View details Best budget exercise bike BowFlex C6 View details $799 at Bowflex View details Best exercise bike for hardcore cyclists Wahoo Kickr Bike View details $2,659 at Amazon View details Best add-on for your outdoor bike Saris H3 Indoor Trainer View details $510 at Amazon View details Table of Contents If you want to get in more exercise this year, you can't really go wrong with a stationary bike. For one thing, stationary bikes are great tools for aerobic exercise, and they make a great addition to your home exercise equipment if you have a gym. Whether you're looking for a smart exercise bike or on-demand classes, there are plenty of exercise bike options out there. With indoor cycling, you can work toward achieving your fitness goals even during winter weather.The best thing about a stationary bike though? They are pretty quiet and can be used in apartments, regardless of what level you're on. Weve tried out a bunch of bikes from popular brands like Peloton and Bowflex, so check out our top favorites below!Editor's note Jan. 6: We will be updating this page later this year. New machines are currently in the testing stages and will be updated accordingly.What is the best exercise bike overall?I have more than five years of experience testing indoor exercise bikes, and not just because I moved to a place where it gets too cold to enjoy my road bike all year long. Exercise bikes have many benefits, no matter what your skill level is as a cyclist. Right now the best overall fitness bike is the BowFlex Velocore series. It's easily one of the most versatile exercise bikes that doesn't take up a massive amount of space, the included display offers a massive amount of training and entertainment options, and it comes in a budget-friendly version with a smaller display.Editor's note, June 10: BowFlex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year and the brand is now owned by Johnson Health Tech, which also owns Horizon Fitness and Matrix. You can still buy BowFlex products through its website and via retailers such as Amazon and Dick's Sporting Goods.Best exercise bikes of 2025 Photo Gallery 1/1 $999 at BowFlex $1,260 at Best Buy Pros Sturdy design without being loud Great display and speakers Versatile software package Cons Not enough training courses for full-body workouts Screen doesn't turn left or right 8.8 $999 at BowFlex $1,260 at Best Buy BowFlex has worked hard to make its Velocore series something anyone can enjoy. The upright exercise bike is surprisingly modular, and its magnetic resistance system allows you to get a whole-body workout without making excessive noise. The big front wheels make it easy to move around offering a smooth ride, and while you can use the big speakers on the front of the display, it also works great with headphones over Bluetooth. The truly unique part of this design is the ability to lean into your rides, thanks to a locked hinge offering a core workout while you ride. What makes this exercise bike stand out is its extremely flexible software. If you want a growing set of classes to give you a clear set of instructions for working out, BowFlex has quite a bitto offer through its subscription service. If that's not your thing, there are loads of other options, including watching Netflix, Hulu or even Max while you ride. Very few other bikes do this unless you bring your own screen, and BowFlex does it with ease. CNET Score Breakdown 8.8 /10 SCORE Software Ease of Use 8 Functionality 10 Warranty 6 Features 10 8.4

January 27, 20253 min readWhy DeepSeeks AI Model Just Became the Top-Rated App in the U.S.A Chinese start-up has stunned the technology industryand financial marketswith a cheaper, lower-tech AI assistant that matches the state of the artBy Stephanie Pappas edited by Jeanna Bryner Weiquan Lin/Getty ImagesDeepSeeks artificial intelligence assistant made big waves Monday, becoming the top-rated app in the Apple Store and sending tech stocks into a downward tumble. Whats all the fuss about?The Chinese start-up, DeepSeek, surprised the tech industry with a new model that rivals the abilities of OpenAIs most recent modelwith far less investment and using reduced-capacity chips. The U.S. bans exports of state-of-the-art computer chips to China and limits sales of chipmaking equipment. DeepSeek, based in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, reportedly had a stockpile of high-performance Nvidia A100 chips from times prior to the banso its engineers could have used those to develop the model. But in a key breakthrough, the start-up says it instead used much lower-powered Nvidia H800 chips to train the new model, dubbed DeepSeek-R1.Weve seen up to now that the success of large tech companies working in AI was measured in how much money they raised, not necessarily in what the technology actually was, says Ashlesha Nesarikar, the CEO of AI company Plano Intelligence, Inc. I think well be paying a lot more attention to what tech is underpinning these companies different products.On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.On common AI tests in mathematics and coding, DeepSeek-R1 matched the scores of Open AIs o1 model, according to VentureBeat. U.S. companies dont disclose the cost of training their own large language models (LLMs), the systems that undergird popular chatbots such as ChatGPT. But OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told an audience at MIT in 2023 that training ChatGPT-4 cost over $100 million. DeepSeek-R1 is free for users to download, while the comparable version of ChatGPT costs $200 a month.DeepSeeks $6 million number doesnt necessarily reflect the cost of building a LLM from scratch, Nesarikar says; that cost may represent a fine-tuning of this latest version. Nevertheless, she says, the models improved energy efficiency would make AI more accessible to more people in more industries. The increase in efficiency could be good news when it comes to AIs environmental impact, as the computation cost of generating new data with an LLM is four to five times higher than a typical search engine query.Because it requires less computational power, the cost of running DeepSeek-R1 is a tenth of the cost of similar competitors, says Hanchang Cao, an incoming assistant professor in Information Systems and Operations Management at Emory University. For academic researchers or start-ups, this difference in the cost really means a lot, Cao says.DeepSeek achieved its efficiency in several ways, says Anil Ananthaswamy, author of Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI. The model has 670 billion parameters, or variables it learns from during training, making it the largest open-source large language model yet, Ananthaswamy explains. But the model uses an architecture called mixture of experts so that only a relevant fraction of these parameterstens of billions instead of hundreds of billionsare activated for any given query. This cuts down on computing costs. The DeepSeek LLM also uses a method called multi-head latent attention; instead of predicting an answer word-by-word, it generates multiple words at once.The model further differs from others like o1 in how it reinforces learning during training. While many LLMs have an external critic model that runs alongside them, correcting errors and nudging the LLM toward verified answers, DeepSeek-R1 uses a set of rules internal to the model to teach it which of the possible answers it generates is best. DeepSeek has streamlined that process, Anasthaswamy says.Another important aspect of DeepSeek-R1 is that the company has made the code behind the product open-source, Anasthaswamy says. (The training data remains proprietary.) This means that the companys claims can be checked. If the model is as computationally efficient as DeepSeek claims, he says, it will probably open up new avenues for researchers who use AI in their work to do so more quickly and cheaply. It will also enable more research into the inner workings of LLMs themselves.One of the big things has been this divide that has opened up between academia and industry because academia has been unable to work with these really large models or do research in any meaningful way, Anasthaswamy says. But something like this, its within the reach of academia now, because you have the code.