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“DeepSeek: Lemon, It’s Wednesday” by Zvi


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It's been another *checks notes* two days, so it's time for all the latest DeepSeek news.

You can also see my previous coverage of the r1 model and, from Monday various reactions including the Panic at the App Store.

Table of Contents

  1. First, Reiterating About Calming Down About the $5.5 Million Number.
  2. OpenAI Offers Its Congratulations.
  3. Scaling Laws Still Apply.
  4. Other r1 and DeepSeek News Roundup.
  5. People Love Free.
  6. Investigating How r1 Works.
  7. Nvidia Chips are Highly Useful.
  8. Welcome to the Market.
  9. Ben Thompson Weighs In.
  10. Import Restrictions on Chips WTAF.
  11. Are You Short the Market.
  12. DeepSeeking Safety.
  13. Mo Models Mo Problems.
  14. What If You Wanted to Restrict Already Open Models.
  15. So What Are We Going to Do About All This?
  16. First, Reiterating About Calming Down About the [...]

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    Outline:

    (00:20) First, Reiterating About Calming Down About the $5.5 Million Number

    (01:58) OpenAI Offers Its Congratulations

    (05:54) Scaling Laws Still Apply

    (12:07) Other r1 and DeepSeek News Roundup

    (16:06) People Love Free

    (18:45) Investigating How r1 Works

    (23:40) Nvidia Chips are Highly Useful

    (24:52) Welcome to the Market

    (30:02) Ben Thompson Weighs In

    (33:01) Import Restrictions on Chips WTAF

    (35:37) Are You Short the Market

    (39:52) DeepSeeking Safety

    (43:11) Mo Models Mo Problems

    (50:23) What If You Wanted to Restrict Already Open Models

    (53:33) So What Are We Going to Do About All This?

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    First published:

    January 29th, 2025

    Source:

    https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jzjph4yYtgAsLeWmg/deepseek-lemon-it-s-wednesday

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