DeepSeek: What It Means and What Happens Next
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 12 min
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Episode description
Kevin Xu of Interconnected and Interconnected Capital and I knock it out of the park with a roundup episode exploring:
- What DeepSeek does and doesn't illustrate about Chinese innovation
- Tensions between open-source cosmopolitanism and nationalism built into DeepSeek and the broader Chinese tech community
- DeepSeek's organizational and talent management strategy, parallels to OpenAI, and what the fame will mean for the firm and Chinese AI policy
- What DeepSeek should and may mean for the future of export controls and broader US innovation policy
The JS Tan article referenced: https://www.chinatalk.media/p/deepseeks-secret-to-success
Dario's first article on our happy AI future: https://darioamodei.com/machines-of-loving-grace
Dario's second article on why America needs to export control China: https://darioamodei.com/on-deepseek-and-export-controls
Outtro Music: Dizkar, 愛縂時刻盛開 https://open.spotify.com/track/1rXneAS9Djts7fwRGHUeG5?si=b2b29714802948de
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