DeepSeek, Stargate, and the new AI arms race
About this episode
From the show’s notesToday, we’re talking about DeepSeek, and how the open source AI model built by a Chinese startup has completely upended the conventional wisdom around chatbots, what they can do, and how much they should cost to develop.
We’re also talking about Stargate, OpenAI’s new $500 billion data center venture that’s supposed to supercharge domestic AI infrastructure. Both stand in stark contrast with one another — and represent a new, escalating front in the US-China relationship and the geopolitics of AI. Verge senior AI reporter Kylie Robison joins me to break it all down.
Read the show’s notes in full
Links:
Why everyone is freaking out about DeepSeek | Verge
DeepSeek FAQ | Stratechery
DeepSeek: all the news about the startup that’s shaking up AI stocks | Verge
OpenAI and Softbank are starting a $500 billion AI data center company | Verge
The AI spending frenzy is just getting started | Command Line
After DeepSeek, VCs face questions about AI investments | NYT
Satya Nadella on Stargate: ‘All I know is I’m good for my $80 billion’ | Verge
OpenAI says it has evidence DeepSeek used its model to train competitor | FT
DeepSeek sparks global AI selloff, Nvidia loses about $593 billion of value | Reuters
Four big reasons to worry about DeepSeek (and four reasons to calm down) | Platformer
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