Open-source revolution: How DeepSeek-R1 challenges OpenAI’s o1 with superior processing, cost efficiency
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Sam Altman admits OpenAI was ‘on the wrong side of history’ in open source debate
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, admits the company was "on the wrong side of history" in the open source AI debate during a Reddit AMA, signaling a potential strategy shift as Chinese competitor ...VentureBeat - 4d -
OpenAI Just Released o3-mini, Its Most Cost-Efficient Model Yet
The release caps a big week that also saw the company making announcements related to U.S. government work.Inc. - 4d -
Beyond benchmarks: How DeepSeek-R1 and o1 perform on real-world tasks
o1 is slightly better at reasoning, but DeepSeek-R1 provides much more details about its reasoning, which is very useful to the user.VentureBeat - 4d -
How Chinese A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek Is Competing With OpenAI and Google
The company built a cheaper, competitive chatbot with fewer high-end computer chips than U.S. behemoths like Google and OpenAI, showing the limits of chip export control.The New York Times - Jan. 27 -
We asked OpenAI’s o1 about the top AI trends in 2025 — here’s a look into our conversation
Here's what OpenAI's o1 had to say about AI trends this year. Just how many there are is a testament to AI’s general-purpose value.VentureBeat - Jan. 26 -
DeepSeek-R1’s bold bet on reinforcement learning: How it outpaced OpenAI at 3% of the cost
DeepSeek-R1’s Monday release has sent shockwaves through the AI community, disrupting assumptions about what’s required to achieve cutting-edge AI performance. This story focuses on exactly how ...VentureBeat - Jan. 26 -
How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI
When Chinese quant hedge fund founder Liang Wenfeng went into AI research, he took 10,000 Nvidia chips and assembled a team of young, ambitious talent. Two years later, DeepSeek exploded on the scene.Wired - Jan. 25 -
Open-source DeepSeek-R1 uses pure reinforcement learning to match OpenAI o1 — at 95% less cost
The company developed DeepSeek-R1 by using pure reinforcement learning on top of DeepSeek-V3-Base, and matched or beat o1 on some benchmarks.VentureBeat - Jan. 20 -
Microsoft’s new rStar-Math technique upgrades small models to outperform OpenAI’s o1-preview at math problems
Phi-4 and an rStar-Math paper suggest that compact, specialized models can provide powerful alternatives to the industry’s largest systems.VentureBeat - Jan. 9
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