DeepSeek R1ās Monday release has sent shockwaves through the AI community, disrupting assumptions about whatās required to achieve cutting-edge AI performance. This story focuses on exactly how DeepSeek managed this feat, and what it means for the vast number of users of AI models. For enterprises developing AI-driven solutions, DeepSeekās breakthrough challenges assumptions of OpenAI’s dominance — and offers a blueprint for cost-efficient innovation.Read More
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Why āprosocial AIā must be the framework for designing, deploying and governing AI
Prosocial AI supports a hybrid future where human and machine intelligences co-evolve, guided by shared principles and grounded in truth.Read More
Gaming comedy Mythic Quest Season 4 debuts on January 29 on Apple TV+
Season 4 of a TV show is not something I write about very often, given my focus is video games. But Season 4 of Mythic Quest is another matter.Read More
Tech leaders respond to the rapid rise of DeepSeek
Marc Andreessen, Yann LeCunn, and Mark Zuckerberg have all penned what appear to be responses to the Chinese open source model’s ascent.Read More
Y Combinatorās hottest startup, Origami Agents, secures $2M seed round to supercharge sales teams with AI
Y Combinator’s fastest-growing startup Origami Agents raises $2M seed round to build AI research tools that help sales teams find perfect customers, reaching $50K MRR in 8 weeks while rejecting the trend of AI sales rep replacement.Read More
AI chat firm GameOn couple arrested for defrauding investors of over $60M to finance wedding and more
Authorities arrested GameOn Technology founder Alex Beckman and attorney Valerie Lau Beckman (a married couple) for allegedly defrauding investors of $60 million.Read More
Will the bluster and thought leadership of the game industry go quiet? | The DeanBeat
I’m a fan of transparency. Because, as the big newspaper says, “Democracy dies in darkness.”Read More
Esports company G2 launches new media house agency called 62
G2 Esports announced the launch of a new media agency called 62, which aims to connect brands with gamers.Read More
Royal Shakespeare Company enters game development with new title Lili
The Royal Shakespeare Company announced it’s making its first video game alongside iNK Stories, an adaptation of MacBeth called Lili.Read More
Why everyone in AI is freaking out about DeepSeek
DeepSeek has a free website and mobile app even for U.S. users with an R1-powered chatbot interface similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.Read More