With the arrival of Deep Seek, journalist and author James Ball returns to the show to look at the reality of the Chinese-made model and discuss how AI can impact journalism. It's clear there are opportunities to use these tools to do better work, but it's unlikely media proprietors will see their development as anything other than a way to cut costs. We also discuss the latest bits of Elon Musk madness and evaluate how the media is covering it. (Spoiler: mostly not very well.)

Musk Says DOGE Halting Treasury Payments to US Contractors – Bloomberg News

The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover – Wired

Was this the week DeepSeek started the slow unwinding of the AI bet? – Guardian

DeepSeek gives Europe's tech firms a chance to catch up in global AI race – Reuters

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