DeepSeek vs. Silicon Valley: In Shock to Big Tech, Chinese Startup Overtakes U.S. AI

[Uncle Joe]

For a fraction of the cost, Chinese startup DeepSeek's free, open-source artificial intelligence is outcompeting the world's previous leading AI model, OpenAI's ChatGPT, upending the financial predictions of Silicon Valley and causing major turmoil in the U.S. stock market. This comes just after President Trump announced a $500 billion private sector investment plan to boost AI infrastructure in the United States and amid the threat of a major trade war between the U.S. and China. For more, we're joined by information studies scholar Ramesh Srinivasan, who says DeepSeek's success is a major disruption to the dominant "Silicon Valley model" of technological development, which has heavily relied on proprietary data and private investment — and contributed to the rise of a tech oligarchy with increasing influence over the state.

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[pfitz59]

1. I heard on the radio

that Microsoft believes there was industrial espionage involved.

[Uncle Joe]

2. The scholar on the video attributes their success to being developed open source

whereas Silicon Valley is highly gated.

The former model having a better chance to take advantage of synergy.

[kimbutgar]

3. Part of me feels happy that the Silicon Valley bros who endorsed the 🍑💩🤡 were screwed over !

[Basso8vb]

4. Likely all with stolen tech.

Don't believe a word coming out of Beijing.

China, the land of shortcuts and fakery.

[IA8IT]

5. AI is the Devil!!