The Code Report: Deep Seek Rabbit Hole

Key Topics

• Conflict between OpenAI and Deep Seek:

  • OpenAI accuses Deep Seek of intellectual property theft.
  • Allegations of Deep Seek using OpenAI's outputs for fine-tuning without consent, a practice known as distillation.
  • OpenAI's previous practices are highlighted, including data scraping without permissions, feeling like "artificial super irony."

• Emergence of Chinese AI Models:

  • Chinese competition rises with hedge funds developing models surpassing OpenAI with much lower investments.
  • New models like Alibaba's Quen 2.5 Max and another Chinese model, Kim 1.5, are challenging established Big Tech models.

• Technical Aspects:

  • Deep Seek's technical advancements include bypassing CUDA by using Nvidia's parallel thread execution directly.
  • The efficiency achieved by Deep Seek is 10 times better than other models, hinting at highly skilled engineering.

• Security and Privacy Concerns:

  • Concerns over data privacy as all interactions with Deep Seek over the web are allegedly sent to China.
  • Advice to use Deep Seek locally to mitigate privacy risks.

• Open Source Movement:

  • Open-source AI is gaining momentum against proprietary tech giants.
  • Promotion of open-source tools like PostHog that offer comprehensive analytics and testing tools.

• Broader Industry Observations:

  • Notable figures like PayPal Mafia's David Sachs joining the conversation about AI's future.
  • Suggestion that some current events in AI might be marketing ploys to establish dominance.
  • Commentary on Europe's focus shifting away from AI to other technologies.

Conclusion

• The video examines the Deep Seek and OpenAI conflict, tech advancements, market dynamics, and the growing influence of open-source initiatives.
• Encouragement for developers to leverage open-source tools and start innovating in the current AI landscape.