An artificial intelligence model developed by DeepSeek initiated waves in the global tech community through its open-source release last month because of its affordable cost structure though matching the performance of leading models.
DeepSeek shakes up AI
On 27 January the AI assistant exceeded ChatGPT in achieving the top-rated free app status on the US Apple App Store causing market value changes among major technology companies that included Nvidia. The model became so popular that it experienced outages along with reported cyber-attacks. DeepSeek announced its computing capacity matches the 01 model of ChatGPT for mathematical and coding operations while reducing memory requirements to decrease expense. The training of its AI assistant involved Nvidia’s computing power costing less than $6 million.
The questionable $6 million training cost according to analysts now establishes benchmarks for future AI model development regarding performance and expense reduction. The BBC reports Wei Sun from Counterpoint Research explaining that "DeepSeek has proven that cutting-edge AI models can be developed with limited computer resources." Despite this, governments in both Australia and Taiwan decided to forbade employees from accessing the application through official work devices because of security worries. During the launch of GPT-3 Donald Trump described it as a final warning to American-based businesses while Sam Altman of Open AI praised its capabilities but expressed support for market competition.
News in brief: Digital technology stories from around the world
• The direct payment solutions users can access emerge from an agreement between Visa and X. By signing this agreement Elon Musk continues his effort to turn X into a universal “everything app” featuring extensive services per Reuters.
• Yotta has taken the DeepSeek model and deployed it within NM1, its data centre, on an advanced server infrastructure comprising 16 nodes of H100 GPU-s a totla of 128 H100s. Available as a beta version on a web app, the product is currently free to use.
Darshan Hiranandani, CEO of the Hiranandani Group and chairman and cofounder of Yotta Data services said "Yotta's Shakti is a response to the clarion call given by Hon. Min. Ashwini Vaishnaw to host DeepSeek within Indian Borders. This initiative underscores our dedication to making India Self-reliant for its AI needs."
• Mark Thompson declared the incoming director general of Cern expects AI to transform fundamental physics. Professor Mark Thompson predicts that technology can improve particle physics understanding to explain the universe's future as he assumes leadership of the European Organization for Nuclear Research in 2026.
• According to new research findings a substantial portion of U.S. teenage students have fallen victim to AI-made visual items on the internet. Common Sense Media released research showing that 35% of teenagers between 13 and 18 years old experienced misdirection from fake online materials.
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