今年1月20日，中国人工智能公司DeepSeek发布全新模型DeepSeek-R1，震撼了AI产业界与美国股市。

据透露，DeepSeek-R1 的性能已接近OpenAI的ChatGPT，但其训练成本仅为后者的几十分之一。受此影响，美股七大科技巨头股价齐齐下跌，英伟达一周内累计跌幅超过15%，市值蒸发约6000亿美元。

这家成立仅一年的中国AI公司为何能异军突起，震撼全球？新任美国总统特朗普会采取哪些措施遏制中国人工智能的发展？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红与新加坡优势研究咨询公司创始人兼CEO张帆深入探讨随着AI技术的迭代更新，其推理能力已接近人类，机器取代人的时代是否正在加速到来？

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The world of artificial intelligence is abuzz with the emergence of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI language model challenging the dominance of established players like OpenAI's ChatGPT.  DeepSeek has undoubtedly sent ripples through the tech industry, raising questions about the future of AI development and the global balance of power.  Its purported ability to match ChatGPT's functionality at a fraction of the training cost has sparked both excitement and concern.

This has resulted in notable declines in the stock prices of major American tech companies, with NVIDIA experiencing a significant drop. 

DeepSeek's rise has also fueled geopolitical anxieties, particularly regarding the US-China tech rivalry.  While the extent of its impact on US tech giants remains to be seen, DeepSeek's emergence highlights the rapid advancements in AI and the potential for disruptive innovation from unexpected players.

As AI evolves, questions arise about the balance between human emotion and machine logic, and whether we are nearing an era where machines could replace human roles.

Join host Han Yonghong and guest Tim Zhang, Edge Research Founder & CEO, as they explore these developments and their global implications. 

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